Uruguay National Thread

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In cycling, Jorge Giacinti (a 47-year-old Argentine) won the Rutas de América. Runner-up was Agustín Moreira, also from the Cerro Largo team.

 

In swimming, Nicole Frank and Micaela Sierra got multiple medals at the Piranhas Senior Invitational. Frank improved her national record in 400 m medley with 4'56.59.

 

In football and basketball, the referee associations suspended they activities for repetitive \insults and threats from the crowd and team executives.

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Meanwhile, the South American Women's Under-17 Football Championship continues the group phase.

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In tennis, the Uruguayan men's team lost 3-1 versus New Zealand at the Davis Cup World Group 1.

 

The big problem was that the matches were not televised at all in Uruguay

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The South American Women's Under-17 Championship is in the final stage.

 

I attended the Uruguay vs Chile match, here's my photos.

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In rowing, the national team collected 6 golds, 4 silvers and 3 bronzes at the South American U23 and Junior Championship.

 

In equestrian, Carolin Mallmann won the Prix Saint George.

 

In athletics, Emiliano Lasa finished 6th in long jump at the World Indoor Championship with 7.99 m.

Also, Manuela Rotundo got the javelin national record at the Grand Prix Darwin Piñeyrúa and Estrellita Puente held in Montevideo (I couldn't attend). The 17-year-old girl did 53.41 m.

 

 

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In para-cycling, Pablo Rosso was bronze at the South American Championship in 1 km time trial.

 

In amputee football, the national team finished runner-up at the South American Championship with four wins and two draws, so they qualified to the World Cup.

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In field hockey, the Cimarroncitas got their first win ever at the Women's Junior World Cup with a 1-0 win over Austria.

 

They also lost to South Korea 1-0 and Argentina 4-0. Tomorrow they play Malaysia in the 9th place bracket.

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In field hockey, the Cimarroncitas lost to Malaysia and defeated Canada and Wales to rank 13rd.

 

In rugby, Peñarol defeated Selknam 31-3 (the Chilean team had several top players missing).

 

In motorsport, Maite Cáceres debuted at the F4 United States. She was rather slow, so let's hope she progresses every race.

 

In cycling, the Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay is underway.

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In basketball, Biguá defeated Argentine teams Boca Juniors and Quimsa to reach the final of the Champions League Americas, where they lost to Sao Paulo 98-84. It's the best result ever for a Uruguayan team in the competition.

 

Also in basketball, the under-18 women's national team lost to Brazil and Colombia, so they ranked fourth. It's also their best result ever.

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In karate, Maximiliano Larrosa won the USA Open at Las Vegas in the under 60kg class. Nicolás Deandre was silver in under 53 kg, and Agustín Barrios  was bronze in junior.

 

In rowing, Marcos Sarraute and Romina Cetraro got earned a combined five gold medals at the Coastal Americas Cup held in Lima.

 

In swimming, Nicole Frank won four gold medals and one sivler medal at the Puerto Rico Open. She did 2'34.11 at 200 m breaststroke, 1:12.59 at 100 m beaststroke, 33.10 at 50 m breaststroke, 4'57.92 at 400 m medley, and 2'19.52 at 200 m medley.

 

In athletics, the National Championship was held in Montevideo. Manuela Rotundo, a 17-year-old, broke the javelin throw national record with 53.87 m. Lautaro Techera  also broke the javelin throw national record with 70.67 m.