National rowing team won silver at the World Cup in Seville

Published at: 02/06/2026 10:20 PM

The national rowing team rose to the World Cup podium for the first time in history, thanks to the second place won by Kimberlin Uzcátegui and José Guipe in the first stop of this discipline held over the weekend in Rio Guadalquivir in Seville, Spain.

The unprecedented silver medal came in the mixed double rowing, in which Germany carried the gold when it stopped the clock at 06:47.75, followed by the national team formed by Kimberlin Uzcátegui and José Guipe who left the mark of 06:58.96, details a press release from the Ministry of Popular Power for Sports.

“With this performance, we surpassed the fifth place achieved in the lightweight single in Czechia 2009,” said Yoel Pérez, president of the Venezuelan Rowing Federation.

The national team will seek to improve its performance with a view to the Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to be held from July 24 to August 8.

Mazo News Team