Brazil’s Suziney Silva wins Latam Masters, earns 2026 CrossFit Games berth

Suziney Silva made the kind of statement that changes a masters season: the Brazilian from Itarantim, Bahia, now living in Vitória da Conquista, won the Latam Masters semifinal in Medellín and locked up a berth to the 2026 Masters CrossFit Games. The victory put Silva on the road to San Jose, California, and turned one weekend in Colombia into a career-defining qualifier.

Latam Masters was not a small regional stop. The event ran June 12-14 at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Medellín and stood as the only masters semifinal outside the United States. Open to athletes 35 and older, it featured elite and scaled divisions from 35-39 through 70-plus, with an online qualifying stage built around three workouts. More than 600 athletes from more than 25 countries took part, and CrossFit confirmed June 15 that the semifinal had sent out its final invites to the 2026 Masters CrossFit Games.

That made Silva’s win matter well beyond one podium finish. In a division where qualification is the currency, Latam Masters helped determine a major slice of the field headed to San Jose this July. CrossFit says the semifinals are the final qualifying stage for the 2026 CrossFit Games and Divisional Games, and the broader Games season culminates July 21-26, with individual competition beginning July 22.

The depth of the Latin American field was evident throughout the weekend. Globovision highlighted Venezuelan athletes Alejandro Domínguez, Jennys Urdaneta, Tania Alarcón and Freddy Rodríguez in the 35-plus advanced team category, a reminder that the semifinal carried stakes for multiple countries at once. For masters athletes across the region, Medellín was a gateway event, not just a local championship.

Silva’s official CrossFit profile under his registered Games name, Massusinei Silva, explains why this win reads as more than a surprise run. Listed in Men 55-59, he was already a 2021 Games qualifier, a 2020 Brasil F3 champion and a multiple TCB podium finisher in 2017, 2018 and 2021. His 2026 quarterfinal rank was 17th worldwide in Men 55-59 and first in Brazil and South America, a profile that suggests he arrives in the qualification conversation with real medal potential, not just an invite.