▁Latin ▁America ▁Qual ification ▁Tournament ▁held ▁in ▁March ▁at ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro , ▁Brazil ▁she ▁earned ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁represent ▁her ▁country ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics . ▁She ▁qualified ▁after ▁defe ating ▁in ▁the ▁las ▁qual ifier ▁the ▁Salvador ian ▁Kar la ▁Pérez , ▁Puerto ▁R ican ▁Care lyn ▁Cord ero , ▁Brazil ian ▁Caroline ▁K um ah ara ▁and ▁the ▁rem atch ▁to ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Q ian ▁L ian , ▁who ▁beat ▁her ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁qual ifier . ▁After ▁the ▁qual ification , ▁she ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁proud ▁for ▁being ▁playing ▁for ▁Mexico , ▁because ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁country ▁that ▁let ▁her ▁make ▁her ▁dream ▁of ▁compet ing ▁at ▁the ▁Olympics , ▁come ▁true . ▁After ▁the ▁qual ification ▁Ser gio ▁Blan co , ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Table ▁Tennis ▁Federation , ▁pra ised ▁her ▁for ▁helping ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁table ▁tennis ▁in ▁Mexico . ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁Silva ' s ▁qual ification ▁motiv ate ▁players ▁and ▁help ▁for ▁the ▁feder ation ▁budget ▁as ▁an ▁Olympic ▁one . ▁She ▁later ▁played ▁the ▁Latin ▁American ▁Championship ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁ven ue , ▁winning ▁ 3 – 1 ▁over ▁Venez uel an ▁Ro xy ▁Gonz ale z ▁in ▁the ▁round ▁of ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 3 – 0 ▁to ▁Colomb ian ▁Joh ana ▁Ara que ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s , ▁and ▁lost ▁ 3 – 2 ▁to ▁Brazil ian ▁Jess ica ▁Yam ada ▁in ▁the ▁semif inals ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁bronze ▁medal ,