MIAMI – February 16, 2026 – Telemundo’s Exatlón Estados Unidos concluded its historic tenth season tonight with an exciting live finale, crowning Kelvin Noé Rentería and Anisa Guajardo as champions. After 11 weeks of intense competition that kicked off with 20 athletes divided into the Red and Blue teams, Rentería and Guajardo prevailed on the hit sports reality competition’s most demanding circuits, taking home the coveted title and $200,000 each. During the grand finale hosted by Frederik Oldenburg, the champions faced Dan Pastrana and Wilmarie Negrón in their final battles.
From the Blue Team, Kelvin Noé Rentería, a Mexican athlete known as “El Vaquero,” is one of the most iconic athletes in the Exatlón Estados Unidos family, which also paved the way for his participation in the first season of La Casa de los Famosos and Los 50 reality competitions. He has reached several Exatlón finals thanks to his strength, consistency, and competitive drive. Rentería claimed the championship after demonstrating extraordinary physical and mental endurance in this iconic edition.
In this intense final showdown, Anisa Guajardo, a Mexican American professional soccer player born in Fresno, California, who competed in four seasons of Exatlón Estados Unidos, including the All-Stars edition, showed her true prowess. Her speed and discipline made her a key asset to her Red Team. Guajardo reigned supreme as the female champion of the longest-running sports competition on Spanish-language television, overcoming the most extreme challenges and testing her strength, speed, and endurance in this historic tenth season.
Exatlón Estados Unidos has brought together over 200 competitors since its inception and has awarded over $6 million dollars in prizes and rewards. With this historic tenth season, the reality competition continued to set the standard for athletic competitions and storytelling, blending physical endurance with human emotion in a way that resonates with audiences across the nation.
The audience can catch up Exatlón Estados Unidos via the Telemundo App available on Google Play Store and Apple Store, or visit ExatlonEU.com or the YouTube channel @TelemundoEntretenimiento. Episodes are also available on Peacock. Fans can join the conversation via Facebook.com/ExatlonEstadosUnidos, Instagram @ExatlonEstadosUnidos and X @ExatlonTVEEUU, @TelemundoRealities and @Telemundo using #ExatlonEEUU.
Exatlón Estados Unidos was produced by AcunMedya for Telemundo with Luciano Cardinali as executive producer.
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NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises leads the media industry in the production and distribution of Spanish-language content for U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world. The company serves U.S. Hispanics through its national broadcast network, the cable network Universo, and digital platforms including the Telemundo app, a suite of FAST channels, and streaming services, such as Peacock, among others. The Telemundo Network offers Spanish-language entertainment, news, and sports content reaching 96% of U.S. Hispanic TV households in 210 markets through 30 owned stations and 94 affiliate stations. Telemundo also owns an independent station serving Puerto Rico. Anchored on Telemundo Studios, the network is the #1 producer of scripted Spanish-language content in the U.S., and the only network to produce original content specifically for US Hispanic audiences. Offering over 600 hours of reality TV shows a year, and top-rated live specials such as the Billboard Latin Music Awards and Miss Universe, Telemundo is considered the undisputed Home of Live TV in Hispanic media. The network is also the exclusive Spanish-language home of the world’s two most popular sporting events, the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games. NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is a division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
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