| Fullname: | Prisca Guadalupe Awiti Alcaraz[1] |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
| Education: | University of Bath |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Weight Class: | 63 kg |
| Olympics Rank: | 2 |
| Olympics Year: | 2024 |
| Olympics Weight: | Women's 63 kg |
| Worlds Rank: | 5 |
| Worlds Year: | 2023 |
| Worlds Weight: | Women's 63 kg |
| Regionals Type: | AM |
| Regionals Rank: | 2 |
| Regionals Year: | 2021 |
| Regionals Year2: | 2023 |
| Updated: | 31 July 2024 |
Prisca Guadalupe Awiti Alcaraz (born 20 February 1996) is a judoka. Born and raised in England, she represented Mexico at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where she won a silver medal, becoming the first Mexican athlete to win an Olympic medal in judo.[2] [3]
Awiti-Alcaraz was born in Enfield, Greater London, England to Kenyan father Xavier and Mexican mother María Dolores. Her mother hails from León, Guanajuato.[4]
Before getting into judo, Awiti Alcaraz swam and did gymnastics.[5] Her brothers Philip, Joshua, Samy, and Micheal as well as her cousins all joined Enfield Judo Club.[6]
Awiti Alcaraz studied sports performance at the University of Bath[7] and was a member of the Team Bath Sports Training Village.
Through her mother, Awiti Alcaraz has represented Mexico since 2017 and relocated to Mexico from the U.K. full-time in 2022. She battled back from a shoulder injury to win the silver medal at the Panamerican Senior Championships in Guadalajara in April 2021.[8] She was selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Games and was drawn against Boldyn Gankhaich in the opening round.[9]