2023-04-30 23:27:49
The Pan American Speed Canoeing Championship finished in the junior and sub 23 categories in Chile, where the delegation of our country was crowned champion by the sum of medals. Four from Río Negro took part and were decisive since they contributed 16 of the 51 medals that the team won.
The contest had the participation of 11 countries and was organized and supervised by the National Canoeing Sports Federation of Chile and the Pan American Canoe Confederation (COPAC). The host, Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, Guatemala, Ecuador, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, and Peru.
The Big Lagoon of San Pedro de La Paz from the neighboring country, was the scene of the competitions that were held on Saturday and Sunday. That place will be the same where the 2023 Pan American Games will be held.
Argentina prevailed in the medal table once morest the home owner, reaching a total of 51of which 19 were gold, 29 silver and 3 bronze.
The performance of the rionegrinos Vicente Vergauven (Viedma), Piero Pizarro (Viedma), Joaquín Catalano (Choele Choel) and Valentino Bruno (Luis Beltrán) was vital to that achievement.
They got 16 medals of the 51 in total for the countryof which 12 were gold and the remaining 4 silver.
in the medal table, Chile was in second place with a total of 39 medals (18 gold, 12 silver and 9 bronze) and the third place went to Uruguay, which reached a total of 24 (3 gold, 8 silver and 13 bronze medals).
By economic situation several countries, including Argentina, had prioritized the World Cup youth and not this Pan American. However, the Chilean Canoeing Federation had offered these countries payment for transportation, lodging, and food, which allowed the participation of the national team that ended up becoming champion.
The 16 medals of the Rio Negros in the Pan American
Saturday
K1 1000 meters Junior category: 2nd Valentino Bruno (4m 06s)
K1 1000 SUB23: 1° Piero Pizarro (3m 56s)
K2 1000 Junior: 1st Vicente Vergauven-Joaquín Catalano (3m 43s)
K1 500 Junior: 1° Valentino Bruno (1m51s)
K4 SUB23: 1° Bruno-Vergauven-Catalano-Micatrotta (3m 19s)
Mixed K2 500 Junior: Joaquín Catalano-Lara Abud (1m 52s)
K1 500 SUB23: 1° Piero Pizarro (1m47s)
Mixed K2 500 SUB23: 2nd Piero Pizarro-Paulina Barrero (1m 57s)
K2 500 Junior: 1° Vicente Vergauven-Luca Micatrotta (1m 43s)
Domingo
K4 500 Junior: 1° Catalano-Vergauven-Bruno-Micatrotta (1m 33s)
K1 200 SUB23: 2° Piero Pizarro (37s 87/100)
K2 200 Junior: 1° Vergauven-Bruno (36s 84/100)
K4 200 Junior: 1° Vergauven-Bruno-Catalano-Micatrotta (34s 07/100)
Mixed K2 200 Junior: 2nd Paulina Barreno-Joaquín Catalano (40s 28/100)
K1 5000 Junior: 1st Joaquín Catalano (21m 06s)
K1 5000 SUB23: Vicente Vergauven (21m 07s)
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