Mexico's Canoe Team Chases Olympic Glory in Sarasota

Mexico's 10-person canoe team heads to Florida for Pan Am Champs and Olympic Qualifiers. They'll battle for spots in Paris 2024 Olympics. Kayak team Karina Alanís and Beatriz Briones are strong contenders, as is Nicol Guzmán in canoe.

Mexico's Canoe Team Chases Olympic Glory in Sarasota
Mexico's canoe team sets their sights on Paris. Credit: CONADE

The national canoe team traveled this Sunday to the United States, to compete in the Olympic Qualifier and the Pan American Canoe Championship (2024 COPAC Canoe Sprint Pan American Championships & Olympic Qualifier) that will take place from April 23 to 25, in Sarasota, Florida.

The team is made up of 10 canoeists who will seek to place themselves in the first places in this continental competition, to access the Olympic event in the French capital, in which the canoeing tests are scheduled from August 6 to 10, at the Nautical Stadium of Vaires-Sur-Marne.