Mexican rowers win gold in Rio de Janeiro

Mexican rowers Alan Armenta

and Alexis López won gold in the double LM2x race of the Pan American Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro , with a time of 6: 35.90 minutes.

The Mexicans beat the Chileans César Abaroa and Eber Sanhueza, who finished with 6: 38.19 minutes, as well as the Argentinians Carlo Lauro and Alejandro Colomino, who finished with a record of 6: 46.27.

As for the women's performance, the Mexican team formed by Maite Arrillaga and Fernanda Ceballos , were second in the W2x test with a record of 8:00:45 minutes.

The Mexicans were overtaken by the Chilean Melita Abraham and Antonia Abraham with 7: 54.09 and in third place was the American team, Solveig Imsdahl and Elizabeth Euiler with 8:02:05 minutes.

According to the organizers, the first two places are awarded a spot in the 2019 Pan American Games .

In the case of the LW2x test, the Mexicans Fabiola Núñez and Kenia Lechuga took fifth place with 7:50:45 minutes.

Meanwhile, Devanih Cecilia Plata and Naiara Arrillaga finished in box one of the Final B of the W2x test with a time of 7:27:41 minutes.

Mexican rowers win gold at Barranquila 2018

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