Mexico nets 2 Gold Medals at World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam
Mexico's three overall medals at the Championships was a record haul for the country that included a long-sought-after Gold for star rower Kenia Lechuga for winning the lightweight race. The post Mexico nets 2 Gold Medals at World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam appeared first on Mexico News Daily
Mexico achieved a historic feat at the 2026 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, clinching two Gold Medals and a Bronze. Aylín Ibarra and Melissa Márquez, hailing from San Felipe, Baja California, became the first Mexican rowers to win a Gold Medal at a senior World Championships, dominating the women’s lightweight double sculls event with a time of 7:10 minutes.
This victory marked the first time Mexico had ever won a Gold at this event, and it surpassed their previous record of one medal per World Championships. The rowing partnership overcame strong competition from Greece, the reigning under-23 world champion, to secure their triumph. In the men’s lightweight individual sculls, Alexis López claimed the Bronze Medal with a finishing time of 6:52 minutes.
López, from San Felipe, Baja California, had previously earned four medals at the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games, including two golds and two silvers. Kenia Lechuga, Mexico’s most decorated rower, added another Gold to her collection by winning the lightweight race. Lechuga, 32, had previously won silver in the same event in 2023 and Bronze in 2025, and had also secured a gold at the 2019 Pan American Games.
She announced her intention to focus on the individual sculls leading up to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
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