Uruguay National Thread

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In handball, the women's national team did not compete at the South American repechage tournament for the 2023 World Cup, due to lack of budget.

 

Unfortunately, this is not unusual at all here...

 

https://www.futbol.com.uy/Deportes/Seleccion-femenina-de-handball-no-viajo-al-repechaje-y-se-quedo-sin-chances-de-Mundial-uc847143

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This weekend, the Teros rugby sevens men's team play at the Canada Sevens in Vancouver. Also, middleweight boxer Amílcar Vidal (16-0, 12 KO) will fight Elijah García (13-0, 11 KO) over 10 rounds at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California.

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A lot has happened since I last logged in at Totallympics.

 

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Yesterday, Uruguay won the Fifa Under-20 World Cup, defeating Italy 1-0.

 

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The Teros 7s finished 12th at the World Series.  At the London repechage, the team defeated Kenya and Tonga, and lost to Canada. However, Kenya defeated Canada, and the Teros missed the final on aggregate score. Therefore, the team was relegated for the 2023/24 season along with Kenya and Tonga.

 

This weekend, Uruguay will host the South American Sevens, which is a qualifier to the 2024 Olympics.

 

Last Friday, Peñarol defeated the Dogos to claim their second South American Super League, er, Super Rugby Americas.

 

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In field hockey, the Cimarronas were runner-up in the Pan American Women's Hockey5, and qualified to the 2024 FIH Women's Hockey5 World Cup.

Edited June 12, 2023 by NaBUru38

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Yesterday, Aguada lost the final at the South American Club Women's Basketball League against Colombia's Indeportes Antioquia.

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In rugby, the Teros 7s won the South American Sevens played at the Estadio Charrúa last weekend, and qualified directly to the Olympics.

 

The team played very well except at the final match. They made a few mistakes, but Chile did even more. Murphy's law it seems.

 

Fun fact: the previous two appearances on Uruguay in Olympic team sports (not counting doubles) were men's football in London 2012 and men's basketball in Los Ángeles 1984. Plus basque pelota in Barcelona 1992, which was a demonstration sport.

Edited June 19, 2023 by NaBUru38

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Here's my photos of the South American Rugby Sevens:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:2023_South_American_Rugby_Sevens

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:2023_South_American_Women's_Sevens

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In athletics, Nicolás Cuestas won the Norte vs Sur Madrid 10 km race with 28'53.

 

In rowing, several competitors won races at the Holand Becker and the Spanish Championship.

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In basketball, the women's national team lost two friendly matches against Argentina. The results were 84-27 and 103-42...

 

Fun fact: sisters Florencia and Luciana Chagas played against each other.

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In field hockey, the Cimarronas are hosting a friendly tournament with Chile and Wales.

 

They claimed two wins, one draw and one loss, and finished runner-up to Chile on aggregate goals.

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In beach sports, Uruguay claimed 7 medals at the South American Beach Games in Santa Marta.

 

• Gold (2): men's beach handball, men's singles rowing (Marcos Sarraute).
• Silver (2): men's doubles rowing (Marcos Sarraute / Joaquín Vázquez), men's beach volleyball (Hans Hannibal / Nicolás Llambías).
• Bronze (3): mixed sailing (Pablo Defazio / Mariana Foglia), women's beach handball, women's beach rugby.

 

https://www.montevideo.com.uy/Deportes/Uruguay-cerro-su-actuacion-en-los-Juegos-Sudamericanos-de-Playa-con-oro-plata-y-bronce-uc860360

Edited July 31, 2023 by NaBUru38