Friday, october 27nd, 2023.- In the turbulent waters of the Río Aconcagua, near the town of San Esteban (approximately 100 kilometers from Santiago), the canoeing competitions at the Pan American Games began today.

The first event in action was the kayak cross K1 time trial, with the qualifying round for Sunday's finals.

In the male's competition, the first place went to Alex Baldoni from Canada with a time of 39.74 seconds, followed by Guillherme Mapelli from Brazil (50.70), Kyler Long from the United States (50.90), Mael Rivard from Canada (51.46), Lilian Ivelic from Chile (51.51), Pedro Gonzalves from Brazil (51.52), Andraz Echeverría from Chile (51.79), Matías Contreras from Argentina (52.00), Kaua da Silva from Brazil (52.67), Alexis Pérez from Venezuela (53.70), Joshua Joseph from the United States (53.75), Antonio Reinoso from Mexico (54.70), Eriberto Gutiérrez from Peru (58.55), Fernando Reinoso from Mexico (61.61), and John Rodríguez from Peru (64.59).

In the female's competition, Ana Satila from Brazil came in first with a time of 52.65 seconds, followed by Evy Libfarth from the United States (52.75), Lois Betteridge from Canada (54.02), Lea Baldoni from Canada (55.51), Omira Estacia from Brazil (56.00), Luz María Cassini from Argentina (56.10), Florence Maheu from Canada (56.11), and Beatriz da Motta from Brazil (58.17). Florencia Aguirre from Chile (58.45), Sofía Reinoso from Mexico (59.58), María Insunza from Chile (61.93), Emilie Armani from Ecuador (64.56), Marcella Altman from the United States (65.96), Mariana Torres from Venezuela (68.50), Lenny Ramírez from Peru (68.55), Emilia Retamales from Chile (75.15), and María Eugenia Ayon from Mexico (100.58).

Written by Nicolás Reyes; translated by Vicente Valdivia / Photosport
Photo by Raul Zamora / Santiago 2023 / Photosport