Mexican rowers Alan Armenta
and Alexis López won gold in the double LM2x race of the Pan American Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro , with a time of 6: 35.90 minutes.
The Mexicans beat the Chileans César Abaroa and Eber Sanhueza, who finished with 6: 38.19 minutes, as well as the Argentinians Carlo Lauro and Alejandro Colomino, who finished with a record of 6: 46.27.
As for the women's performance, the Mexican team formed by Maite Arrillaga and Fernanda Ceballos , were second in the W2x test with a record of 8:00:45 minutes.
The Mexicans were overtaken by the Chilean Melita Abraham and Antonia Abraham with 7: 54.09 and in third place was the American team, Solveig Imsdahl and Elizabeth Euiler with 8:02:05 minutes.
According to the organizers, the first two places are awarded a spot in the 2019 Pan American Games .
In the case of the LW2x test, the Mexicans Fabiola Núñez and Kenia Lechuga took fifth place with 7:50:45 minutes.
Meanwhile, Devanih Cecilia Plata and Naiara Arrillaga finished in box one of the Final B of the W2x test with a time of 7:27:41 minutes.
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