The male K4 podium 500 meters... the gold for Spain... Craviotto, Walz, Arévalo and Germade

The Spanish K4 500 - Craviotto, Walz, Arévalo and Germad- today has reached the gold medal, defeated Germany, three world champion and imbatted in the Olympic cycle, on the closing day of the I World Cup of Esprint, in which the national team has also won the silver medal at C2 200 (Antía Jácomo - Antía Otero), which allows it to end with a four-pristine loot.

In the iconic regatta field of Szeged (Hungary) complete the Spanish medallion the gold at the distance of 500 meters of Marcus Cooper Walz and Rodrigo Germade in K2 and that of Tano García and Pablo Martínez in C2.

The victory of the Spanish K4 takes place two months after both ships, which share rivalry and also great relationship, are remeasured in the JJOO, as the crew who train Miguel García has only scheduled until then the competition in which today has marked the milestone of imposing on the German power.

Saul Craviotto, Marcus Cooper Walz, Carlos Arévalo and Rodrigo Germade, the current world subchampions, have led the race since the first paddle (1: 22.15), ratifying the expectations that place the Spanish boat as one of the bazas of the Pyragüism for the Nipona citation.

The K4 500 meters Spanish won the victory at the Szeged World Cup (Hungary), a win that comes at the right time, just two months from the Games and after an Olympic cycle in which Germany had been very strong.

2021 / 05 / 15: Spain starts with good foot in the World Cup... by achieving two oars

The Olympic champion of K1 1,000 meters, Marcus Cooper Walz, along with Rodrigo Germade, both world podium in K2 500, have accessed the semi of this test after concluding seconds in the elimination

The Spanish selection of pyragüismo has today opened the medallion of the I Cup of the World of Esprint with two gold medals achieved in the distance of 500 meters by Marcus Cooper Walz and Rodrigo Germade in K2 and Tano García and Pablo Martínez in C2, in the penultimate day of competition, that the Paracanoe seal with the fifth ranking for JJPP, achieved by the Agrimeña Inés Felipe.

In addition, in the penultimate day of the only competition in which most of the palists classified for the JJOO take part, four other boats have competed in their respective finals; Teresa Portela (4th) in K1 200; Carlos Arévalo (5th) and Saul Craviotto (6th) in K1 200, and María Corbera (6th) in C1 200.

The Galician Teresa Portela, who in Tokyo will become the first Spanish sportsman to go to 6 JJOO, has been fourth in the final of K1 200 (41: 82), while the winner of the Spanish delegation in Tokyo and four-fold Olympic medalist, Saul Craviotto, has finished sixth (36: 19) in the final of K1 200, in which the Galician Carlos Arévalo, the holder of this test in the nifona meeting after winning all the national selectives, did so in the fifth position (41: 81).

The Madrid Maria Corbera, which has just classified for JJOO the C1 200, has finished sixth in the final of C1 200 (49: 07).

2021 / 05 / 14: The first World Cup starts in Szeged with 8 Spanish boats that will be in Tokyo

The Olympic champion of K1 1,000 meters, Marcus Cooper Walz, along with Rodrigo Germade, both world podium in K2 500, have accessed the semi of this test after concluding seconds in the elimination

The eight Spanish vessels classified for the JJOO that have taken part today in the inaugural day of the First World Cup of Esprint 2021 have obtained the pass to their respective semifinals, including that of the Spanish flag in Tokyo, Saul Craviotto.

The competition, which is being held in the Hungarian city of Szeged, serves as a test for the countries attending the Olympic event, whose crews will only face this event before the JJOO... so, the Spanish Carlos Arévalo, the world's subchampion with the Spanish K4, has won their elimination in K1 200; Saul Craviotto has been third in his; Maria Corbera has won in C1 200 and the multimedalist Teresa Portela in K1 200.

World medallists Paco Cubelos and Iñigo Peña, second in the K2 1,000 elimination, have access to semi-finals, as have the Andalusian Tano García and Pablo Martínez, who, after having achieved yesterday the Olympic square in this test, have now managed to get into the 500 and 1,000 semis, after finishing six and seven in the elimination, respectively.

The Ceuti Isabel Contreras, third in the K1 500 classification, has been in the semifinal of this test.

After yesterday's arrival at the door of obtaining the Olympic passport, the Galician Antía Otero and Antía Romero have today obtained the pass for the semi-final of C2 500, after finishing six in their elimination.

The Galician David Barreiro has remained in semi-finals in C1 1,000, after being seventh, and the K2 500 of the Galician Carolina García and the Asterian Sara Ouzande, octavas in their own, after both ships overtook their respective abolitions.

In addition, in paracanoe the Galician Adrián Mosquera in VL3 has today provided Spain with the fourth ranking for the Paralympic Games in Tokyo by winning the gold medal at the Paracanoe World Cup, in which the Basque Higinio Rivero has obtained the bronze in VL2.

To the four paracanoe squares obtained - Adrián Mosquera in VL3, Adrián Castaño in KL1, Higinio Rivero in VL2 and Juan Valle in KL3-, the Spanish team could tomorrow incorporate the last in play in charge of the extreme Inés Felipe, finalist in KL2 (10: 10h).

At the end of VL3 200 meters, in which Mosquera has obtained the Paralympic passport (52: 53), it was also sought by the Andalusian Javi Reja (54: 89), which has been eighth, although the Sevillian has secured its participation in Tokyo, by achieving the pass in rowing.