Uruguay National Thread

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Here's the nominees for the 52nd Charrúa Awards:

 

https://www.montevideo.com.uy/Deportes/Todos-los-nominados-por-el-Circulo-de-Periodistas-Deportivos-para-los-Premios-Charrua-uc936293

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In rugby union, the Teros claimed wins over Paraguay 116-10 and Chile 46-37 (both on home-and-away aggregate), and qualified to the 2027 World Cup.

 

In tennis, the Davis Cup team lost to Slovenia 4-0, and will play the World Group 2 playoffs next year.

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In athletics, Julia Paternain finished third at the World Championship marathon in Tokyo with 2'27.23.

 

She was born in Mexico, was raised in Britain, and currently lives in the United States. But both her parents are Uruguayan, and when she realized she got a medal, she shook her shirt and shouted "¡Uruguay nomás!" - therefore she is a certified Uruguayan  

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Also at the Athletics World Championship:

• At the men's marathon, Cristian Zamora finished 32rd with 2'16:09, the best Latin American.
• At the  men's 5,000 m, Valentín Soca clocked 13'41.80 in the heats, becoming the third Uruguayan ever to advance from the heats to a final. He finished 15th with 13'34.35.

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At the Rowing World Championship in Shanghai:

• Felipe Klüver got the gold medal in lightweight singles with 6'54.10 and qualified to the final, where he had a poor performance and finished 6th.
• Bruno Cetraro broke the national record in open singles with 6'44.44.
• Nicole Yarzon finished 12th in women's lightweight singles.

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The Charrúa Awards were held yesterday.

 

• Golden Charrúa: Patricio Prieto (basketball)
• Silver Charrúa for best competitor abroad: Rodrigo Bentancur (football)
• Silver Charrúa for best performance abroad: Felipe Klüver (rowing)
• Silver Charrúa for sports achievement: Angelina Solari (swimming)
• Silver Charrúa for newcomers: Eugenia Brun (judo)
• Charrúa Energy: Julieta Mautone (shooting).
• AIPS Abelardo Raidi Award: Punto Penal (TV show).
• Quijote Award: Eduardo Rivas (journalist).
• Charrúa de Cristal: Fernando Morena (football)
• National Sports Secretary: Milton Wynants (cycling)

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In sailing, Dominique Knüppel and Federico Waksman finished third at the Mixed Offshore Double Handed World Championship, held at the Isle of Wight.

 

In powerboat racing, Patricia Pita will compete at the Nigeria round of the E1 electric series.

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• In athletics:
  • Brandy Romero got the national women's under-18 record in 100 m with 11.97 s.
  • Daniel Davrieux won the Chicago Marathon in the men's T11 (fully blind) class. He got the national record with 2:56'45.
• At the Track Cycling World Championship in Santiago de Chile:
  • Diego Jamen got the national record in track men's individual pursuit with 4'27.779.
  • Luciana Wynants (daughter of Olympic medallist Milton Wynants) got the national record in women's individual time trial with 1'13.571.
  • Paola Silva (daighter of Rafael Silva and niece of Milton Wynants) got the national record in women's individual pursuit with 5'10.063.
• In triathlon, Federico Scarabino won the Ironman 70.3 Latin American Championship at Florianopolis with 3:35'11.

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In skiing, Nicolás Pirozzi is trying to become the second Uruguayan to qualify to the Winter Olympics, after Gabriel Hottegindre in Nagano 1998. He was born and raised in Chile from a Uruguayan mother.

 

In mixed martial arts, Gustavo "Planea" Pintos (9-0, 7 KO) will compete at Legacy Fighting Alliance 222 in Mashantucket, United States.

Edited October 31 by NaBUru38

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Uruguay will debut as a guest country at the 2025 Bolivarian Games in Lima, Peru. It will compete in rowing (!), weightlifting, martial arts, Basque pelota and e-sports.