Cuba earned three silver medals on Monday during the first day of competition at the Pan American Canoe Championships in Montreal, Canada, a qualifying regatta for the Lima 2027 Pan American Games.

The first medal of the day came in the morning session, when canoeist Yinnolis Franchesca López came across the line second in the A-final of the C-1 200-meter event in the under-23 category, posting a time of 47.26 seconds. She was edged by Canada's Elizabeth McArthur (45.71) and finished ahead of Chile's Sley Figueroa (48.55).

The remaining two silver medals were earned by senior canoeists José Pelier in the C-1 1,000-meter event and Yarisleidis Cirilo in the C-1 200-meter discipline.

Pelier stopped the clock at 3:50.22 minutes, trailing only Brazilian Olympic champion Isaquias Queiroz (3:49.58) and finishing ahead of Canada's Connor Fitzpatrick (3:52.44).

Cirilo, with a time of 45.10 seconds in the C-1 200-meter final, claimed the silver medal behind Canada's Sophia Jensen (44.78) and ahead of Brazil's Valdenice Nascimento (45.39), completing the podium.

The only other Cuban to compete in an A-final on Monday was kayaker Julio Hidalgo in the K-1 1,000-meter event, where he placed sixth with a time of 3:42.48 minutes among the nine medal contenders.

Competition at the Pan American qualifying championships will continue on Tuesday. The Cuban contingent is also using this event as part of their preparation for the year's primary competition, the Santo Domingo 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games, scheduled to take place from July 24 to August 8.