Reinier Carreras is good news for the Cuban kayak. Photo: Jit.
The classification to the final of José Ramón Pelier in the C1 at a thousand meters and Reinier Carreras in the kayak at the same distance They qualified the first day for Cuba in canoeing, on a date where the delay in information through the official website put a negative note.
On the canal located at the Calima Lake Nautical Club, Reinier Carreras dominated the second qualifying round and got one of the two direct spots at the end of the test. The Antillean kayaker set a time of 3: 40.78, the fourth best among the 16 registered.
In this phase the occupants of the first three places of the first heat eliminatory they passed through the goal with better times than the Cuban. Thus, the general list ended with the Argentine Valentin Rossi (3: 33.91) in the lead, followed by the Uruguayan Martín Gorriti (3: 38.60) and the Brazilian Leonardo Rocha (3: 39.20).
Pelier is a favorite for the gold medal. Photo: Jit.
For his part, José Ramón Pelier fulfilled the expectations and advanced without difficulties to the medal discussion. The junior world champion registered a time of 3: 56.64 in the first of the two qualifying heats and was the fastest of that stage. Only the Chilean Michael Antonio Martínez (3: 57.45) also managed to get below four minutes in the test.
For the day of this Friday, Cuba will be represented by Madelén Heredia in the direct final of the K1-500m. The favorite Creole boat of the C2-500m will look to hang the gold medal, while Carreras and Pelier will also compete in the title dispute.
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