Uruguay National Thread

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Post-Olympics:
 

• In athletics, Valentín Soca got a new South American under-23 record in men's 3,000 m with 7'43.48.
• In boxing, Chris Namús fought again after two years, losing to Elia Carranza by TKO on round 6.
• In rowing, several Uruguayans competed at the World Championship:
  • Felipe Klüver was 7th in men's lightweight single scull with 6'52.57.
  • Luciano García was 14th in men's under-23 single scull with 7'10.17.
  • Nicole Yarzón finished 8th in women's lightweight single scull with 7'51.49.

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Most importantly, Julio César Maglione announced not to run for president at the Uruguayan Olympic Committee elections, so he will step down after 37 years (!!!).

 

https://www.montevideo.com.uy/Deportes/Comite-Olimpico-Uruguayo-Julio-Cesar-Maglione-dejara-de-ser-su-presidente-tras-37-anos-uc898701

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At the París Paralympics, Henry Borges competed at the 60 kg J1 (fully blind judo), where he lost to Shiwen Zhu on golden score, and 14-year-old Hanna Arias competed at the of S9 (minor amputee swimming) with  1'19.11 in freestyle and 1'28.32 in 100 m butterfly.

 

The Punta del Este Marathon was held last weekend. Nicolás Espinosa and Simone da Rocha Cid  won with 2'21.45 and 3'06.15 respectively. Martín Cuestas and Lorena Sosa won in half marathon with 1:06'31 and 1:19'53. Agustín Lima  and Aldana Sabatel won in 10 km with 30'39 and 38'10.

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Fernando Ucha was elected president of the Uruguayan Olympic Committee. He is 57 years old and was the Uruguayan and Pan American rowing federations. Ucha got 30 upvotes and one abstention.

 

https://www.montevideo.com.uy/Deportes/El-exremero-Fernando-Ucha-fue-elegido-como-nuevo-presidente-del-Comite-Olimpico-Uruguayo-uc901201

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The Charrúa Awards were held last Monday.

 

* Golden Charrúa: Fernando Diz and Hernán Umpierre (rowing)
* Silver Charrúa for best competitor abroad: Federico Valverde (football)
* Silver Charrúa for best performance abroad: Bruno Cetraro (rowing)
* Silver Charrúa for sports feat: María Sara Grippoli (taekwondo)
* Silver Charrúa for newcomers: Gonzalo Perdomo (bocce)
* Charrúa Energy: Henry Borges
* Uruguayan Rowing Federation: 5 medals at the 2023 Pan American Games.
* Crystal Charrúa: Uruguayan Football Federation (100 years of the Paris gold medal)
* AIPS Abelardo Raidi Award: Daniel López Moroy
* Quijote Awards: Mario Uberti (journalism) and Juan Olano

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A lot has happened in the past seven months...

 

In football, the men's national team has won one match out of the past 12 matches. Peñarol won the First Division championship, after winning both stages.

 

In rugby union, the Teros lost to Spain 33-24, lost to Japan 36-20, and defeated Romania 23-21.

In rugby sevens, the Teros 7s finished 10th at the SVNS, claiming first ever wins over Fiji, New Zealand and Australia. They will play the Los Angeles repechage tournament, which was meant to give four spots for the next season, but that's about to be confirmed to be cancelled...

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In athletics:

* Valentín Soca got the national record in 10,000 m at The Ten with 27'37.65, and in 3,000 m at Boston with 7'34.10. He also won the the San Fernando 10 km run with 29'10.

* Santiago Catrofe got the national record in 10 km road race at the Maratón de Valencia with 27'15.

* Martín Cuestas won the Doble San Antonio 8 km with 24'57.

* Manuela Rotundo impvoved her national record in javelin at the Florida Relays with 64.17.

* The Pista Oficial Darwiñ Pineyrúa in Montevideo was reopened after two long years, and hosted the Grand Prix Estrella Puente y Darwin Piñeyrúa.* Julia Paternain, a Mexican-Uruguayan that just switched nationalities, smashed the national marathon record at Valley Cottage with 2:27'09.

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In rowing, Osvaldo Borchi retired as the national team coach after 10 years.

 

In shooting, Julieta Mautone finished 4th in 10 m air pistol at the World Cup of Lima.

 

In swimming, Nicole Frank got three gold medals at the American Athletic Conference Championship.

In surf, Ignacio Pignataro won the Uruguay Natural Longboard Festival, the fisrst ever WSL win for a Uruguayan, whereas Inés Beisso finished third.

 

In cycling, Ignacio Maldonado won the Rutas de América, Anderson Maldonado won the Vuelta CIclista del Uruguay, and Thomas Silva finished fourth at the Gran Premio Miguel Induráin in Spain.

In triathlon, Federico Scarabino won the Ironman 70.3 Punta del Este with 3:48'34.

 

In tennis, Ariel Behar reached round 3 of the Australian Open, and the final of the ATP 500 Dallas. The men's national team lost to Ecuador at the Davis Cup, with is unsurprising.

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Uruguay had 121 competitors at the 2025 Pan American Junior Games, where they claimed 13 medals.

 

• The single gold was Luciano García in rowing (men's single sculls. Cloe Callorda won a bronze in women's single sculls.
• Canoeing brought three medals, with Matías Maccio / Tadeo Arca earning silver at men's K2 500m, and Emilia Milich earning bronze at women's K1 200m and 500m.
• In karate, Tomás Dotta was silver in men's 84 kg, and Bruno Ayphassorho was bronze in 67 kg.
• In taekwondo, María Sara Grippoli was silver in women's kyorugi 49 kg, and Matías López was bronze in men's kyorugi 68 kg.
• In athletics, Manuela Rotundo was silver in women's javelin throw.
• In cycling, Ciro Pérez was silver in men's road race.
• The Teros were silver in the men's sevens tournament.
• In swimming, Angelina Solari was bronze in women's 100 m freestyle.

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Speaking of Angelina Solari, she will compete for the Louisville Cardinals.

 

Cyclist Ciro Pérez had two flights cancelled from Italy to Paraguay, and had minimal rest before his races.

 

Also in cycling, Thomas Silva is allegedly in negotiations with Astana, a World Tour team.

Edited August 31, 2025 by NaBUru38