Chetumal, Quintana Roo — A selection committee on Thursday named the winners of Quintana Roo’s 2026 State Sports Award and Excellence in Sports Award, honoring athletes and coaches from archery, para swimming, wrestling, para athletics, table tennis, sailing and Baseball 5.
Governor Mara Lezama Espinosa will present the awards on Nov. 20 in Chetumal, during the celebrations marking the anniversary of the Mexican Revolution.
State Sports Award winners
- Diego Fernando Góngora Trujillo — conventional athlete, archery, recognized for strong results in national and international competition
- Shaday Nicole Hoil Matos — adapted sport athlete, para swimming
- Wiliam Portal Marrero — conventional coach, associated wrestling
- José Alberto Montes de Oca — adapted sport coach, para athletics
- Juan Ramón Cosgaya Cuevas — sports promotion, for his work developing Baseball 5
Excellence in Sports Award
Officials handed out the Excellence in Sports Award for the second consecutive year. This year’s recipients are:
- Clío Yohanam Bárcenas Escalona — conventional athlete, table tennis
- Luna Elizabeth Canto Burgos — adapted sport athlete, para athletics
- José Antonio Ramos Trujillo — conventional coach, sailing
- Arturo Martínez Rodríguez — adapted sport coach, para athletics
How the winners were chosen
The process began at noon Thursday with the drawing of jury members, who then spent more than two hours reviewing the past year’s results turned in by competing athletes, coaches and promoters.
The selection committee divided the State Sports Award into five categories: conventional athlete, adapted sport athlete, conventional coach, adapted sport coach and sports promotion.
The panel included Gehanyuri González Calzado and Carlos Posso Legorreta representing sports associations; Sajhid Domínguez Baez, Iliana Abigail Castillo and Moisés Omar Soto Suárez representing media outlets; athlete Vivian Morfín Castañeda; coach Joan Chuc; and officials Erik Rojas Serrano, Joaquín Torres Rodríguez and Borys Luján Díaz.
The awards are coordinated by CODEQ, Quintana Roo’s state sports commission.
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