Brazilian completed the route with the time of 1min47s80, surpassing strong opponents and consolidating his condition of world reference in the modality
The Olympic champion again showed his high international level this Saturday (17) by winning the gold medal in the C1 500 meters race of the Szeged stage in Hungary, the Speed Canoeing World Cup. The Brazilian completed the route with the time of 1min47s80, surpassing strong opponents and consolidating his condition of world reference in the sport. Although the 500-meter race does not integrate the Olympic program, the victory reinforces the preparation of the Bahian canoeist towards the Los Angeles-2028 Olympic Games. Owner of five Olympic medals, one of gold and four silver and bronze, Isaquias used an effective strategy to reach the top of the podium.
After a controlled beginning, he accelerated at the decisive moment and crossed the finish line with half a second advantage over the runner-up, the neutral athlete Zakhar Petrov. Romanian Catalin Chirla completed the podium. Another Brazilian in the race, Gabriel Assunção, only 20, also played in the final and ended fifth, with a time of 1min50s17. The young rower had a strong start, passing between the first four in the middle of the way, but lost yield in the final 250 meters and was overtaken by the Serghei Tarnovschi molding.
In the C1 1000 meters Olympic race, Isaquias was unable to advance to the final, being out of the decision as he stopped in the semifinal. Brazilian participation follows intense in the competition. Isaquias and Gabriel will still compete together at C2 500 meters, while Filipe Vieira and Jacky Godmann will form the other duo in Brazil in the race. In C4 500m, the four – Filipe, Jacky, Gabriel and Mateus Nunes – will also represent the country.
Posted by Luisa Cardoso
*With information from Estadão Content
