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Rie Nagasako era campeã pan-americana de Va'a em 2025 e medalhista de bronze no Campeonato Mundial de sprint. Ela fundou o clube Barra Va'a e o Projeto Somar, dedicando-se à promoção da canoagem havaiana no Brasil.
Rie foi campeã pan-americana de Va'a, modalidade de canoagem havaiana, em 2025. Ela também ganhou medalha de bronze na categoria sprint no Campeonato Mundial da categoria.
A atleta fundou o clube Barra Va'a e o Projeto Somar. No momento do acidente, ela ministrava uma aula de canoagem, quando perdeu o equilíbrio e caiu na água. Ela acabou sendo arrastada para o mar e foi resgatada pelo Corpo de Bombeiros por volta de 7h.
Rie Nagasako precisou ser removida do local do acidente com auxílio de uma aeronave e foi levada em estado gravíao Hospital Municipal Miguel Couto, na Gávea, na Zona Sul.
A morte foi confirmada na tarde de sexta-feira pela Secretaria Municipal de Saúde do Rio de Janeiro.
Brazilian duo Luisa Stefani and Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski beat Italian Olympic champions Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini by 2 sets to 0 (7/5 and 7/6) in the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 in Beijing, guaranteeing a place in the semifinals. They will face Elise Mertens and Diana Shnaider on Saturday.
More than 161,000 people from 183 countries signed up to volunteer for the 2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil, a record number that exceeds double the 68,000 registrations for the 2023 edition in Australia and New Zealand. 83% of candidates are Brazilian, 58% are women and 3% identify as non-binary or another gender. Approximately 6,000 volunteers will be selected to work in more than 20 areas in the eight host cities, with interviews scheduled for the next two months.
Brazilian table tennis player Hugo Calderano, number 6 in the world, defeated German Patrick Franziska by 3 sets to 0 and secured a place in the quarterfinals of China Smash. The next opponent will be Frenchman Félix Lebrun.

Lionel Messi said goodbye to the Argentine national team at the age of 39 in a friendly against Benin, marked by tributes, goals and emotion. He participated in Argentina's first two goals, saw the stadium sing his name and received the last penalty of the game, which he converted for his 126th goal for the national team. In his post-game speech, he stated that he would play forever if he could, and published a farewell message on social media, where Cristiano Ronaldo also commented. Messi remains at Inter Miami, with a contract until 2028, and is looking to score his 1,000th career goal.
Brazilian Hugo Calderano, number 6 in the world, seeks this Thursday (8) his third consecutive victory at China Smash 2026, in Beijing, facing German Patric Franziska (22nd) in the round of 16. Calderano advanced after wins over South Korean Na Jaehyun and German Dimitri Ovtcharov. The mixed pair Calderashi, formed by him and Bruna Takahashi, was eliminated in the first round by Romanians Eduard Ionescu and Bernadette Szocs, after five sets played.
Brazil leads the overall medal table at the weightlifting Open of the Americas in Mexico City, accumulating 14 podiums and seven gold medals in competitions valid for the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympics.