15-year-old Brazilian Ana Sátila, qualified for the Slalom at London Games

Ana Sátila (Foto: Iran Schleder)

The young Brazilian paddler Ana Sátila has become this last weekend the main star at the Panamerican Slalom Championships after winning two golds and getting the olympic berth for London 2012 at the age of 15.

At these championships, held at the slalom course of Itaipu (Foz do Iguaçu, BRA) the last four olympic berths for America were at play for the K1, C1 and C2 Men and for the K1 Women. Paddlers from Canada, Brazil, USA, Argentina, Venezuela and Costa Rica were fighting for them on those disciplines were they hadn't got one at the World Champs last year.