Mexican Canoeists Paddle Their Way to Semifinals
Mexican canoeing duo Alanís and Briones secured their spot in the women's 500m kayak semifinals with a strong third-place finish in the quarterfinals. They'll compete for a final spot on Friday.
The national canoeing team, Karina Alanís Morales and Beatriz Briones Fragoza, achieved third place in heat 2 of the quarterfinals of the women's 500-meter double kayak, recording a time of 1:41.45 minutes, a mark that gave them their pass to the semifinals that will take place on Friday, August 9, at the Vaires-Sur-Marne Nautical Stadium.
They started the race well and remained in the first places during the course in which the competitors printed great speed to close just two hundredths of a second below the French couple, made up of Manon Hostens and Vanina Paoletti, who finished in second place, with 1:41.43 minutes. The first place in the group went to Tamara Csipes and Alida Dora Gazso of Hungary, who clocked 1:40.57.
Before the quarterfinals, the Aztec kayakers competed in the fourth heat of the qualifiers, where they placed fifth with a time of 1:44.87 minutes.
Karina Alanís and Beatriz Briones will compete in semifinal 1 of the women's K2-500 meters, which will take place on Friday, August 9, at 2:50 a.m. Central Mexico time, a phase in which they will seek to be among the four fastest boats to access the final A. Each semifinal brings together eight competing pairs.
Karina Alanís and Beatriz Briones are going to the semifinals in the Paris 2024 canoeing event. They need to be placed within the first four places in this instance to qualify for the final. Credit: CONADE
