Kayak Star Montemayor Paddles Canoe for Olympic Shot
Kayak champ Maricela Montemayor ditches kayak for canoe in last-ditch effort to qualify for Olympics alongside teammate in Sarasota qualifiers. The winner-take-all race adds a unique twist to her journey to Paris 2024.
The K4 500 meter kayak world medalist, Maricela Montemayor Rodríguez, will seek her ticket to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in the C2 500m canoe modality, alongside Ana Cecilia Martínez González, in the Olympic Qualifier and Pan American Canoe Championship, which will take place from April 23 to 25, in Sarasota, Florida, United States.
“This came about because the International Federation limits to two quotas per country in each modality, so, even though there are K2 and K1, in this Sarasota Qualifier only two people can qualify and there was the opportunity to do the C2, the Opportunities are there to be taken, and I hope for the best,” shared Maricela Montemayor.
