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Latin American athletes shine at the London Olympics.

2012-08-06

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Sarah Menezes became the first Brazilian to medal in judo when she defeated defending Olympic champion Alina Dumitru of Romania in the final of the 48-kilogram category. (Toru Hanai/Reuters)

Brazil’s Leandro Damião (second from left) scores during his team’s 3-0 win over New Zealand in a Group C game at the Olympics on Aug. 1. (Nigel Roddis/Reuters)

Mexico’s Paola Espinosa, right, and Alejandra Orozco display the silver medals they won in 10-meter synchronized diving on July 31. (Tim Wimborne/Reuters)

Germán Sánchez, top, and Iván García won Mexico’s first medal in synchronized diving at the Olympics, when they took silver in the 10-meter competition on July 30. (Tony Melville/Reuters)

Cuba’s Asley González celebrates his silver medal in the 90-kilogram (198-pound) judo competition at the Olympics. (Darren Staples/Reuters)

Rubén Limardo Gascón of Venezuela celebrates winning the gold medal in the men’s épée, marking the country’s first medal in the sport at the Olympics. (Max Rossi/Reuters)

Colombia’s Óscar Figueroa Mosquera hoists the silver medal he won in the 62-kilogram (136-pound) weightlifting competition at the Olympics. (Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Jamaica’s Samantha Albert rode Carraigh Dubh as she competed in the Eventing Cross Country equestrian event at Greenwich Park on July 30. She failed to medal. (Mike Hutchings/Reuters)

Brazil’s Dante Amaral spikes the ball against Tunisia’s Mohamed Ben Slimane during Brazil’s 3-0 win in a Group B match on July 29. (Ivan Alvarado/Reuters)