translated from Spanish: Agustín Vernice qualified to semis in K1 and Brenda Rojas fell in the quarterfinals

New day of aquatic activity for Argentina and it was the turn for the beginning of kayaking in its sprint division with the presentations of Agustín Vernice and Brenda Rojas, both in their first Olympic Games, but where they gave different results on their first day of competition. The Bahiense completed the 1,000 meters in 2nd place with a partial of 3:40.430 minutes and thus qualified directly for the semifinals, avoiding competing again on the day. Throughout the race, he shared the lead with leader Balint Kopasz, who ended up winning the series.

Brenda Rojas finished 6th in the quarterfinals and was eliminated. Photo: Reuters

In this way, she got into the next round and will look to access the fight for medals in the K1 division although she will have to improve her times to compete in a defining instance for her presence in Tokyo.On the other hand, Rojas was the first to jump into the water in K1 of 200 meters and in her first race in 6th place with a time of 43.802 seconds , this forced her to compete for the quarter-finals, where she repeated the same position but with a final time of 44.876 seconds. In this way, the San Pedro native said goodbye to the 200 meters and will have a rematch in the 500 of K1, being the only one of both competitors who registered and qualified for two competitions in Tokyo 2020.
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