Uruguay National Thread

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https://www.referi.uy/uruguay-va-los-juegos-odesur-delegacion-record-femenina-n1231684

 

https://www.referi.uy/las-damas-del-hockey-el-podio-los-varones-la-historia-n1233501

 

https://www.referi.uy/el-atletismo-quiere-volver-brillar-los-odesur-n1233952

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Five athletes will compete at the Ibero-American Athletics Championship in a week:

• Emiliano Lasa (long jump)
• Lorena Aires (high jump)
• Déborah Rodríguez (800 meters)
• María Pía Fernández (1500 and 3000 meters)
• Eduardo Gregorio (1500 meters)

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The 2017-18 Charrúa Awards were given by the Uruguay sports journalists association.

 

http://www.lr21.com.uy/deportes/1378633-emiliano-lasa-se-quedo-con-le-charrua-de-oro

 

• the Golden Charrúa was long jumper Emiliano Lasa.
• The Silver Charrúas were Diego Godín  (football), Lola Moreira (yachting), Víctor Rostagno (gymnastics) and Maximiliano Larrosa  (karate).
• The Quixote Awards were given to Alejandro Foglia, Rodolfo Collazo and Heber Viera.

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2018 Ibero-American Athletics Championship results:

 

• Emiliano Lassa (long jump): 3rd, 7.79 m.
• Déborah Rodríguez (800 m): 2nd, 2'06.19.
• María Pía Fernández
  • (1500 m): 2nd, 4'18.65.
  • (3000 m): 1st, 9'16.16.
• Lorena Aires (high jump): 2nd, 1.81 m

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Next weekend, Emiliano Lasa will compete for the Americas team at the 2018 IAAF Continental Cup.

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25 athletes will compete at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics:

• Rowing:  Martín González
• Swimming: Santiago Saint-Upery (100 m breaststroke)
• Athletics: Bruno Yoset  (long jump), Dahiana López (discus).
• Beach volleyball: Josefina Vargas / Victoria Corbacho.
• Sailing: Cecilia Coll / Ignacio Regusci (Nacra 15)
• Team sports: women's field hockey, men's beach handball.

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Emiliano Lasa did 7.73 meters at the IAAF Continental Cup, finishing 6th out of 8 competitors.

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In under 2 weeks, Uruguay has defeated Mexico in three major sports:

• Friday 7: football (friendly)
• Sat 15 - Sun 16: tennis (Davis Cup)
• Monday 17: basketball (World Cup qualifiers)

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2018 Summer Youth Olympics results:

• Women's field hockey: 4 losses and 1 win versus Vanuatu. Will play for 9th place vs Zimbabwe.
• Men's beach handball:  8 losses and 1 win versus Mauritius to finish 10th / 12.
• Sailing: Coll / Regusci scored a 5th place as best results and rank 11th out of 14 before the medal race.
• Swimming:
  • 50m breaststroke Saint-Upery scored 28.47s in qualifying (setting a new under-18 national record), and 28.76s in the semis to finish 9th.
  • 100m breaststroke: he scored 1'03.55 (improving his under-18 national record) and finished 15th.