Mexico has best Olympics in over 40 years

 LONDON, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Mexican delegation¹ for London 2012 Olympic Games had its best performance in over 40 years in the summer games, winning seven medals, including one golden, three silver and three bronze.

It is the second best Olympics for Mexico, only surpassed² by the one in Mexico 1968, where it won three golden, three silver and three bronze medals.

Aida Roman won a silver medal and Mariana Avitia a bronze in the women's archery, while Laura Sanchez won bronze medal in the 3m trampoline.

In women's synchronized³ diving 10-meter platform, Paola Espinosa/Alejandra Orozco won the silver medal, while Maria del Rosario Espinoza took a bronze in women's 67kg taekwondo.

Mexican men only achieved two medals, but one of them was the men's soccer gold medal, one of the most valuable medal in Olympics. The other is in synchronized diving 10-meter platform by Ivan Garcia and German Sanchez.

In the Latin American medals table, Mexico was defeated by Jamaica, Cuba, Brazil and Colombia.

1 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

2 surpassed   

v.超过( surpass的过去式和过去分词 )；优于；多于；非…所能办到

参考例句：

• This realization of our dreams surpassed even our wildest expectations. 我们梦想的实现甚至超越了我们最大胆的估计。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Mao's fame surpassed well beyond the limits of China. 毛泽东的名声远远超越了中国国界。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 synchronized   

同步的

参考例句：

• Do not use the synchronized keyword in Managed Objects. 不要在管理对象上使用synchronized关键字。 来自互联网
• The timing of the gun was precisely synchronized with the turning of the plane's propeller. 风门的调速与飞机螺旋桨的转动精确同步。 来自辞典例句