The silver of the K4 500 and the K2 1000 give Spain its seventh medal, already classifies 4 boats for the Olympic Games

The Spanish Pyragüismo has completed its participation in the 2019 World Championship with the harvest of seven medals, with the extra prize of the classification of four boats for the Tokyo JJOO in the esprint mode and two in Paracanoe, all in the regatta field of the Hungarian city of Szeged, with the assistance of more than 30,000 spectators in the steps during the five days, according to the organization's data.

The podiums, which are distributed by eight autonomous communities - Galicia, Asturias, Baleares, Madrid, Catalonia, Castilla, La Mancha, País Vasco y Castilla y León- correspond to the world title of Alberto Pedrero and Pablo Graña in C2 200; three positions of subchampions with the K4 500 of Saúl Craviotto, Carlos Arévalo, Marcus Cooper Walz and Rodrigo Germade, the K2 1000 of Paco Cubelos- Iñigo Peña and the K2 500 of Pelayo Roza- Pedro Llenín, and others with the two 200 of them, Portela and Portela, and Portela.

The four classifications for the JJOO 2020 correspond in esprint to the K1 200 of Carlos Garrote and that of Teresa Portela, the K4 500 of Saul Craviotto-Carlos Arévalo- Marcus Cooper Walz and Rodrigo Germade and the K2 1000 of Paco Cubelos and Iñigo Peña. In addition, for the Paralympic Games they obtained two places: Higinio Rivero in VL2 and Juan Valle in KL3.

In the absence of continental refishing to celebrate next year and the final reassignment of places, Spanish pyragüism has exceeded the quota that sets the number of male kayakists per country by six, since it has classified seven places - one in K1, two in K2 and four in K4 -, which must be reduced to the stipulated half dozen.

24 / 08 / 2019: New metals for Spain in the World of Pirage: 1 silver and 2 bronzes... and passes for Tokyo

The Pontevedresa Teresa Portela achieved the bronze and the pass for Tokyo

The Galician Teresa Portela and the Spanish-Leonese Carlos Garrote have today achieved in the World 2019 of Piragüismo two bronze medals in K1 200, which in both cases represent the classification for the JJOO 2020, while the Asterians Pelayo Roza and Pedro Vázquez have proclaimed themselves subchampions of the world in K2 500 in the penultimate day,

The extreme Juan Valle has also secured a square for Tokyo in paracanoe KL3, which together with the one achieved by Higinio Rivero the day before yesterday totaled 4 passes for the Nipone date.

In K1 200 women, the Pontevedresa Teresa Portela has achieved world-wide podium and Olympic pass to those who can be her sixth games in full sports maturity, consolidating a career of repeated triumphs. In the final with the unattainable New Zealand Carrington, the Galician was beaten with the Danish Jorgesen, both third with the same time.

In K1 200 man the Zamoran Carlos Garrote, world champion in 2018, has finished third sharing podium with English Heath and Serbian Stefanovic, also favorites, and with the extra loot of the ranking for Tokyo 2020.

The other three finals with Spanish presence the Spanish-leoness Eva Barrios has finished seventh in K1 1000, and octavos the Gallegos Roi Rodríguez and David Barreiro, in K1 1000 and C1 500, respectively.

This morning in the end B has been third the K2 500 of Aida Bauzá-Laia Pelachs, fifth the C2 1000 of Sergio Vallejo-Adrián Sieiro and C1 200 of María Corbera.

Pending tomorrow's options, with the K4 500 leading the possibilities, the five medals obtained so far correspond to Teresa Portela and Carlos Garrote, both bronze in K1 200 and square for Tokyo; Pelayo Roza and Pedro Vázquez in K2 500; Alberto Pedrero and Pablo Graña in C2 200; and Toni Segura and Sete Benavides in C2 500.

Tomorrow, in the closing session, the finals with Spanish presence are K2 1000 Cubelos and Peña, after being classified today third in their semifinal; C1 200 Sete Benavides (2), K2 200 Juan Oriyés-Daniel Abad (1); C4 500 Mohsine Moutahir, Pablo Martínez, Ignacio Calvo and David Fernández (3); and K4 500 Saul Craviotto, Carlos Arévalo, Marcus Cooper Walz and Rodrigo Germade (1).

They will hit in the direct end about 5000 meters Maria Corbera and Tono Campos in C1 and Eva Barrios and Paco Cubelos in K1.

In the end B will compete the C1 1000 of Gonzalo Martín, which finished fifth in the semifinal; the K4 500 of Sara Ouzande, Natalia García, Isabel Contreras and Begoña Lazkano (quintas) and the C2 500 of Patricia Coco and Antía Jácome (quartas). In the end C passes Carolina García (seventh).

23 / 08 / 2019: Spain achieves in Hungary in the World of Piragüismo two medals: gold and bronze

Spanish Pyragüismo adds two medals to the World Cup of Esprint by winning in C2 gold in 200 meters and bronze in 500

The Spanish selection of pyragüismo has today achieved its first two medals in the esprint mode in the World 2019, in which the C2 200 of Alberto Pedrero and Pablo Graña has obtained gold and the C2 500 of Toni Segura and Sete Benavides bronze, which are added to the third place obtained yesterday by Higinio Rivero in KL2, which was the first classification in paracanoe for the 2020 Games.

For tomorrow Saturday, on the penultimate day of the World Cup of Esprint and Paracanoe that is disputed in the regatta field of Szeged, Spain will have five boats in the end with three classification squares for Tokyo in play: the KL3 of the extreme Juan Valle in paracanoe while in esprint is played in 200 meters the K1 of Carlos Garrote and that of the Galician Teresa Portela. In addition, in non-Olympic tests over 500 meters Pelayo Roza and Pedro Llenín will be palleon in K2 and David Barreiro in C1.

The discipline of the canoe opens the way to the Spanish pyragüism the passage on the podium with the madrileño Pedrero and the Galician Graña - the subchampion of the world sub- 23 three weeks ago - in C2 200, and the baleares Toni Segura and Sete Benavides.

The Spanish delegation was represented in three other finals in which they occupied the fifth place the K2 1000 of the Galician Camila Morison and the Valencian Barbara Pardo; and the seventh of the K1 500 of the Asturian Pelayo Roza and the K4 1,000 tripulated by the Catalan Albert Martí, the Galician Iago Monteagua, the Basque Aitor Gorrotxategi and the Asturian Pedro Llenín.
In addition, in the end B the Andalusian Julia Espinosa has finished fifth in C1 500.

In the rest of the day in semis they have secured the final pass after winning their respective semis in 200 the K1 of Carlos Garrote and that of Teresa Portela, and the K2 500 Pelayo Roza and Pedro Vázquez (were seconds) and the K1 1000 of Eva Barrios. In addition, the C1 500 of David Barreiro and Roi Rodríguez in K1 1,000, both third parties.

The Gallegos Sergio Vallejo and Adrián Sieiro in C2 1000 (5th) and the Madrid Maria Corbera in C1 200 (6th) have had to be conformed with the final B pass.

The four ships that took part in expulsions have achieved the pass to semi-finals, the K2 1,000 of the current world subchampions Paco Cubelos and Iñigo Peña in K2 1000 (4th); the K2 200 of Juan Oriyés and Dani Abad (2nd), the C1 1000 of Gonzalo Martín (4th) and the K1 500 of Carolina García (5th).

22 / 08 / 2019: Second day in Hungary of the World of Piragüism with good results

In the second day in the competition, the Baleares Toni Segura and Sete have been classified in C2 500 after being second in the semi-final, and the Asturian Pelayo Roza in K1 500, after winning its semi-final.

The Basque Higinio Rivero today provided Spanish pyragüism with the first classification for the Paralympic Games of Tokyo during the second day of the competition of the World Championship of Esprint and Paracanoe, which is disputed until next Sunday in the Hungarian city of Szeged, where the Spanish team competed on this day with a twenty-year of ships, including the K4 of Craviotto, Arévalo, Cooper and Germade, which goes on to the semi-final leaving a solid stele.

The C2 1000 of Sergio Vallejo and Adrián Sieiro, the K1 1000 of Roi Rodríguez, C1 200 María Corbera, in C1 500 David Barreiro, in K2 500 Pelayo Roza and Pedro Vázquez, the C2 of Patricia Coco and Antana Jágo, and the K4 500 male - Saul Craviotto, Carlos Arévalo, Marcus Cooper Walz and Rodrigo Germad- and female - Sara Ouzande, Natalia García, Isabel Contreras and Begoña Lazkano have been granted a semifinal pass.

They have passed to the end B in C1 500 Julia Espinosa, the K2 500 of Aida Bauzá and Laia Pelachs and the K1 1000 of Eva Barrios, the C4 500 of David Fernández, Pablo Martínez, Mouhsine Mutahir and Ignacio Calvo.

21 / 08 / 2019: The World of Piragüism in Hungary and Spain is already classified for three finals

Spain has started with good foot in Szeged

The Spanish selection of pyragüismo has premiered today in the 2019 World Championship of Esprint and Paracanoe achieving direct classification by the end of three boats, pending the entry into competition tomorrow of a good number of palists, including Craviotto, Arévalo, Cooper and Germade, members of the K4 500, one of the attractions of the quote that presents the historical record of participating countries with 102 nations.

In the first day of world-wide competition, which is disputed in the regatta field of the Hungarian city of Szeged, they have achieved the final pass two boats in esprint and one in paracanoe, with one of the Spanish favorites to the podium leaving an image of power for the superiority with which he has won his series, such as the Spanish-Leonese world champion Carlos Garrote in K1 200, which did not contemplate a direct pass in the end.

Today they have processed the road to the end of the C2 200 of the madrileño Alberto Pedrero and the Galician Pablo Graña, seconds in their series; the k4 1,000 of the Catalan Albert Martí, the Galician Iago Monteagua, the Basque Aitor Gorrotxategi and the asturian Pedro Vázquez, third in the elimination without being worn out in the last meters known of the direct pass.

During this day, the current world champion of K1 200, the Zamoran Carlos Garrote, first in his elimination, and the Galician multimedalist Teresa Portela, second in the K1, and the C2 500 of the Toni Segura and Sete Benavides baleares, third in his classification, have passed to the world semifinals.

They also succeeded in passing to semi-final the Asturian Pelayo Roza, second in the K1 500 series; the Andalusian Julia Espinosa, fourth in the elimination of C1 500 meters; and the Sete Benavides, second, and the C2 500 of the Toni Segura and Sete Benavides baleares, also third in their classification.

21 / 08 / 2019: World of Piragüism in Hungary with 170 Olympic squares for Tokyo at stake

Important appointment for the Spanish team in the Hungarian town of Szeged

The World Championship of Piragüismo 2019 in the form of esprint and paracanoe is disputed from tomorrow to Sunday in the Hungarian city of Szeged, which will beat the historical record of participating countries by bringing together 102 nations, including Spain fighting for the 170 Olympic squares and 54 Paralympics for Tokyo 2020.

The Spanish delegation faces the global event supported by the 6 medals achieved in the 2018 World Cup, and seeks the classification of several boats for the JJOO and Paralympics with the motivation of success achieved in Rio 2016, where it reached 4 medals.

The Spanish army competes with 29 boats, including the K4 world subchampion, which incorporates the Galician Carlos Arévalo in replacement of his Pasano Cristian Toro, and is completed by the four-fold Olympic medalist Saul Craviotto, the Olympic champion Marcus Cooper Walz and the Olympic diploma Rodrigo Germade complete the ship.

The rest of the Olympic tests have the Galician Teresa Portela in K1 200, who will try to reach its sixth Games; the Madriquela María Corbera is looking for a square in C1 200; while in 500, Carolina García in K1; Aida Bauzá-Laia Pelachs in K2; Sara Ouzande-Natalia García, Isabel Contreras-Begoña Lazkano in K4, and Patricia Coco-Antía Jácome in C2.

In men, in addition to the K4 500, the classification options pass through the Zamanian world champion Carlos Garrote in K1 200 and the world subchampions of K2 1,000 the castellano-manchego Paco Cubelos next to the Basque Iñigo Peña. They complete the relationship over 1,000 meters the Andalusian Gonzalo Martín in C1, and the Gallegos Roi Rodríguez in K1, and Sergio Vallejo and Adrián Sieiro in C2.

At the Szeged World Cup, no one will qualify for Tokyo this week as they all compete to win their country a place at the Olympic Games, and then it will be up to the country to determine who will be in that position.
Tomorrow at the two K1 200-metre Olympic test eliminations, Carlos Garrote will be pounding at 5.50 p.m. and Teresa Portela at 5.30 p.m., both without a direct pass to the final, as the first five will access the semifinal.

In addition, the Spanish-Leoness Laura Pedruelo and Eva Barrios will take up the series of K2 200 (10 hours); Alberto Pedrero and Pablo Graña that of C2 200, Julia Espinosa C1 500, Pelayo Roza K1 500, Toni Segura and Sete Benavides in C2 500, Barbara Pardo and Camila Morison el K2 1000, Albert Martí, Iago Monteagua, Aitor Gorrotxategi and Pedro Vázquez K4 1,000 and Sete Benavides C1 200.