The Cuban Yariulvis Cobas secured her spot in the E final of the women's single sculls at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
At the Vaires-Sur-Marne Nautical Stadium, Cobas won the first E/F semifinal with a time of 8:36.16 minutes, surpassing three competitors.
They completed the leading trio with Aisy Saiyidah Binte Mohamed from Singapore, with a time of 8:47.41 minutes, and Soaad Alfaqaan from Kuwait, with a time of 9:01.78 minutes, according to the official site of the event.
Last Sunday, Cobas participated in the repechage to try to reach the quarterfinals, but finished third in her heat with a time of 8:10.64 minutes, falling short of the top two who advanced.
Joanie Delgaco from the Philippines and Pham Thie Hue from Vietnam qualified with times of 7:55.00 and 8:00.97 minutes, respectively.
Previously, in her debut on Saturday, the Cuban rower finished in fifth place in the third heat with a time of 8:11.13 minutes, failing to qualify for the next round. Emma Twigg from New Zealand, the Olympic champion of Tokyo 2020, won that heat with a time of 7:34.97 minutes.
Cuba has 61 athletes competing in 16 sports at Paris 2024. Two days ago, Cuban Reidy Cardona secured his place in the quarterfinals of the men's single sculls.
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