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| Kevin and Samuel Figueroa (Puerto Rico). Photo: Federación Portorriqueña |
This last weekend
it was held in Ponce (Puerto Rico) the Panamerican Sprint Championships,
gathering paddlers from twelve countries of the new continent. The
dates of the championship, somewhat far in time from the peaks of the season,
made them good testing ground for young paddlers, which mixed with others well experienced
in international competitions.
Without any doubt, the star of the championships in advance was the Ecuadorian César de Cesare, who won gold in his favorite event, the K1 200, leaving the silver to Edson Silva (Brazil), which nevertheless managed to take revenge on K2, where pairing with Hans Mallman took gold and left silver to de Cesare and Yautung Cueva. The bronze went to Mexico through Carlos Montalvo in K1 and Canadians Austin Denman and Jacob Sosna claimed it in K2 in very tight arrivals.
Without any doubt, the star of the championships in advance was the Ecuadorian César de Cesare, who won gold in his favorite event, the K1 200, leaving the silver to Edson Silva (Brazil), which nevertheless managed to take revenge on K2, where pairing with Hans Mallman took gold and left silver to de Cesare and Yautung Cueva. The bronze went to Mexico through Carlos Montalvo in K1 and Canadians Austin Denman and Jacob Sosna claimed it in K2 in very tight arrivals.
