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With 501 gold medals and 1,116 medals overall, Jalisco was the top performer at the 2026 National Olympics, securing 25 straight years in first place after the competitions ended on June 2.
The games started on April 14 of this year, with Puebla serving as the main location. However, this year’s edition of Mexico’s top sporting event—organized by the National Commission for Physical Culture and Sports (CONADE)—featured a multi-venue setup, with competitions held across different states and the final events occurring in Nayarit and Tlaxcala.
The Jalisco delegation, wearing blue and yellow, finished with a total of 501 gold, 320 silver, and 295 bronze medals.
The milestone of 500 gold medals was achieved in Tlaxcala at the trampoline gymnastics event, where Patzari Olvera Ayala and Mario Guzmán Hernández were crowned national champions in the mixed team event for the 15-16 age group. Minutes later, Aixa de León and Aldo Zúñiga won the 501st gold in the same event, but in the 17-21 age group.
There were 2,300 athletes from the state competing across the 54 disciplines, with Jalisco winning 24 gold medals and finishing in the top three in 39 categories. The states of Nuevo León and Baja California won six and seven disciplines, respectively.
The sports in which Jalisco excelled included triathlon, badminton, diving, pentathlon, cycling, archery, squash, shooting, skateboarding, inline hockey, speed skating, frontón (similar to racquetball), water polo, bowling, taekwondo, canoeing, golf, artistic swimming, charrería (Mexican-style rodeo), table tennis, weightlifting, women’s artistic gymnastics, surfing, and trampoline gymnastics.
Translated and edited by Nita Rudy
