Higinio Rivero, runner-up in European Sprint and Paracanoe
The Biscayan canoe has demonstrated a high level in Portugal in the sprint and paracanoe European Championship played in Montemor-o-Velho, making its best personal mark in the VL2-200, and remaining only a tenth of gold.
Higinio Riverohas re-validated his ascending career by participating this year in the Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo 2026 Winter Games in cross-country and biathlon skiing, returning to canoeing to continue competing at the highest international level and with the goal of reaching the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Games.
In the European Sprint and Paracanoe Championship held in Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal, Rivero has achieved his best record to date. VL2-200 meters qualifying series has stopped the chronometer in 51,967 seconds, taking second place in his round, 45 thousandths from the Russian Roman Serebriakov. Em has allowed him to qualify directly to the final.
In the final, the palist of Bizkaia shines again. Gold has been decided by a few hundredths Higinio Rivero and Norberto Mourao . Both crossed the finish line almost simultaneously, with 52,242 and 52,342 respectively. Bronze went toSerebriakov with 52,832.