-- Posted by fantazia at 7:45 pm on Aug. 6, 2008 Why couldn't mexicans get in to swmminmg competitions for the olympics? I think they would do good -- Posted by dragonking at 7:51 pm on Aug. 6, 2008 They aren't in it? I have never really been into the Olympics but want to watch this year. -- Posted by matt15 at 7:53 pm on Aug. 6, 2008 Why do you think they'd do good? just curious? -- Posted by jakelong at 8:54 pm on Aug. 6, 2008 Thers diver Paola espinosa Its not a good year for mexico this year http://english.sina.com/sports/1/2008/0502/156923.html MEXICO CITY, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Mexico so far has 66 athletes that have earned passes to participate in China's Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, all hoping to win some medal but the truth is that they only have chances to participate in 7-9 finals. Mexico still aims to send 85 athletes to Beijing-2008, while this Latin American country sent 114 athletes to Athens 2004, where they earned four medals, two silver and two bronze. Mexico's team sports will be absent from Beijing 2008 since their men's and women's soccer teams failed to earn Beijing 2008 passes, and so did this country's baseball team. Mexican sports officials have stated Beijing 2008 will be difficult for Mexican athletes, since local sports officials claim they have not had enough time to get ready for the games since the current Mexican Sports leader Carlos Hermosillo has only ben heading the post since 2006. Mexico holds fifth place as Latin American country with most athletes classified for Beijing 2008, the list is headed by Brazil with 204 athletes classified, Cuba with 133, Argentina with 122 and Venezuela with 94. Some Mexican athletes that have chances to win medals in Beijing 2008 include diver Paola Espinosa in the 10 meters platform, who won three gold medals in Rio de Janeiro 2007, and she also obtained the same three medals in Bangkok, Thailand's World University Games of 2007. Another medal hope is taekwondo athlete Maria del Rosario, who won China's Taekwondo competition in the 72 kilograms category, among other events in 2007, and sailing athlete Tania Elias Calles, among others. -- Posted by babygurl 2008 at 2:33 pm on Aug. 7, 2008 Maybe they don't want to