The duo of Aylin Ibarra and Melissa Marquez also won the women’s lightweight double sculls.
On Thursday, Mexico experienced a historic day at the 2026 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, winning two gold medals and one bronze in the finals.
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Olympian Kenia Lechuga was crowned world champion in the women’s lightweight sculls, securing the title that had previously eluded her.
Lechuga, born in Monterrey in 1994, adds this world title to her Olympic career, which includes Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, and Paris 2024, cementing her status as a leading figure in Mexican rowing.
The duo of Aylin Ibarra and Melissa Marquez won the women’s lightweight double sculls, becoming the first Mexican rowers to achieve a senior world championship gold in this discipline.
Marquez and Ibarra came into the competition fresh off their gold medal wins at the Santo Domingo 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games, solidifying their international rise in the sport.
¡Kenia Lechuga se convierte en Campeona Mundial!
Por lo que tanto soñó y tanto trabajó al fin se logró.Es su tercera medalla mundial tras la plata en 2023 y bronce en 2025. pic.twitter.com/Czc667gfkP
— Olimpismo Mexicano (@OlimpismoMex) August 27, 2026
The text reads, “Kenia Lechuga becomes World Champion! What she dreamed of and worked so hard for has finally come to fruition. This is her third world medal, following her silver in 2023 and bronze in 2025.”
This victory could mark the end of her time in the lightweight category, as she plans to focus on the single sculls in the lead-up to Los Angeles 2028.
The Mexican team’s performance represents a milestone, as the country had never before won three medals in a single edition of the World Rowing Championships.
The third Mexican medal came from Alexis Lopez, who won bronze in the men’s lightweight sculls, behind Greece’s Petros Gkaidatzis and Uruguay’s Felipe Kluver.
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