Ahtziri Sandoval

2014

Sandoval won the silver medal on the uneven bars and bronze medals on the vault and all-around at the Pan American Sports Festival.^[3] She then competed at the Pan American Championships, where she helped Mexico finish third as a team.^[4] Individually, she received bronze on the uneven bars behind Americans Ashton Locklear and Madison Kocian.^[5] At the World Championships, she helped the Mexican team finish 14th in the qualification round.^[6]

2015

Sandoval finished 11th in the all-around at the Mexican Championships.^[7] She then competed at the São Paulo Challenge Cup, where she placed sixth on both vault and uneven bars.^[8] She finished eighth all-around at the Olimpiada Nacional.^[9] In July, she competed at the Pan American Games where she helped Mexico finish fifth as a team.^[10] Individually, Sandoval qualified for the uneven bars final and finished sixth.^[11] Then at the World Championships, she finished 21st with the Mexican team.^[12]

2017

At the 2017 Mexican Championships, Sandoval finished third in the all-around.^[13] At the Central American Sports Festival she helped Mexico win gold as a team; individually she won silver on vault behind Yamilet Peña.^[14] Then at the Pan American Championships, she won gold on vault and silver on the uneven bars.^[15] She then competed at the World Championships on vault, uneven bars, and balance beam, but she did not qualify for any event finals.^[16]

2018

Sandoval won the bronze medal on uneven bars at the Mexican Championships.^[17] She then competed at the Guimarães Challenge Cup, where she won gold on uneven bars and placed sixth on vault.^[18] She next competed at the Central American and Caribbean Games, where she helped Mexico finish third. In the event finals, she won gold on uneven bars and bronze on vault.^[19] She withdrew from the World Championships due to torn ligaments and bone damage in her right foot.^[1]

2019

Sandoval returned to competition at the Mexican Championships and finished 11th in the all-around.^[20] She missed the rest of the season, including the Pan American Games, due to a toe injury that required surgery.^[1]

2020

Sandoval competed at the Melbourne World Cup, where she placed seventh on vault.^[21] She next competed at the Baku World Cup, placing sixth on vault during qualifications; however, event finals were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan.^[22][23]

2022

Sandoval returned to competition in 2022 as the captain of Mexico's national team.^[24] She placed first all-around at the Mexican Championships.^[25] She next competed at the 2022 Pan American Championships, where she helped Mexico place fourth as a team and qualify for the upcoming World Championships. Individually, she won bronze on vault behind Karla Navas of Panama and compatriot Natalia Escalera.^[24] She competed at the World Championships, helping the Mexican team finish 15th.^[26]

2023

Sandoval won the bronze medal in the all-around at the Mexican Championships. She competed at the 2023 Pan American Championships, where she helped Mexico win silver behind the United States.^[27] She next competed at the Central American and Caribbean Games where she helped Mexico win gold. Individually, she won the bronze medal on the vault.^[28][29] At the Paris World Challenge Cup, she finished fourth on vault and eighth on uneven bars.^[30]

At the 2023 World Championships Sandoval helped Mexico finish fourteenth in qualifications. Although Sandoval did not qualify for any individual finals, she earned a nominative berth to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games due to being the highest-placed eligible gymnast on the uneven bars.^[31][32] After the World Championships, she competed at the Pan American Games where the Mexican team placed fourth.^[33] In the event finals, she finished fourth on both vault and uneven bars.^[34]

2024

At the 2024 Olympic Games Sandoval finished fifty-forth during qualifications and did not advance to any finals.^[1]