The second competition day of the 2021 ECA Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe European Championships in Poznan, Poland, brought the first medallists.
It has been three years since the
last ECA Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe European Championships was held in Belgrade
and the ECA medals were awarded. In 2019 European Games were held in Minsk and
Poznan hosted the Paracanoe European Championships, but last year everything
was cancelled. European paddlers were eager to compete and now the chance came
at the Malta Lake in Poznan.
On the first day of the finals in
canoe sprint and paracanoe Hungary and Ukraine each celebrated two gold medals.
Balint Kopasz, 23-year-old Hungarian kayaker, showed strength in men's K1 500
metres final winning a gold medal ahead of Portuguese Joao Ribeiro and Czech
Jakub Zavrel.
"It was a very good race with
very hard opponents. I am in a very good form. This is the most important for
me. Today the weather was very good," said Balint Kopasz, who already
looks forward to the final of the men's 1000 metres race where he again aims
for the top.
Hungary also celebrated a win in
women's K2 1000 metres event with Tamara Csipes and Erika Medveczky. They were
more than five seconds faster than Laia Pelachs - Begona Lazkano (ESP) and more
than eight seconds faster than Martyna Klatt - Sandra Ostrowska (POL) who were
third.
Liudmyla Luzan produced a superb
final performance in women's C1 500 metres event. Ukrainian canoeist was six
seconds faster than Virag Balla from Hungary, while Alena Nadzrova (BLR) picked
up bronze medal. Nazdrova was the defending European Champion and also holds
the World title in this event.
In men's K4 1000 metres event Belarus
crew with Pavel Miadzvedzeu, Ilya Fedarenka, Kiryl Nikitsin and Vitaliy Bialko
reached the top position. Balint Noe, Tamas Kulifai, Peter Gal and Bence
Dombvari from Hungary were second and Russians Oleg Gusev, Oleg Siniavin, Maxim
Spesivtsev and Vitaliy Ershiv were third.
Russia celebrated gold medal in men's
C2 500 metres event. Viktor Melantev and Vladilsav Chebotar crossed the finish
line ahead of Germans Sebastian Brendel - Tim Hecker and Ukrainians Vitaliy
Vergeles - Andrii Rybachok.
At the end of the competition day
paracanoe Va'a finals were held. Natalia Lahutenko won the title in women's VL3
200 metres final beating the defending champion Larisa Volik from Russia.
Annette Kummer from Germany was third.
In men's VL3 event the medallists
were very levelled. The new European Champion Patrick O'Leary from Ireland was
only 0.100 seconds faster than Spanish representative Adrian Mosquera in second
place, and 0.380 seconds faster than Eddue Potdevin from France who was third.
Norberto Mourao celebrated a gold
medal for Portugal in men's VL2 final, where Higinio Rivero (ESP) won silver
medal and Robert Suba (HUN) was third.
Unfortunately three final races did
not count for the European Champion titles as there were not enough athletes
from at least five countries on the startline. Mariia Nikiforova (RUS),
Katharina Bauernschmidt (GER) and Veronica Biglia (ITA) were top three in
women's VL2 event, Lillemor Koeper and Esther Bode (both GER) competed in
women's VL1 race, while Artur Chuprov (RUS) was the only one on the start line
of men's VL1 event.
On Saturday European Championships
continues with semifinals and finals in Olympic events.
RESULTS:
https://timetable.europecanoeevents.com/index.php?gmt=2&gmt2=-120
LIVESTREAMING (will be geoblocked in
certain territories due to the TV rights restrictions):
https://www.facebook.com/watch/wzkaj/
*Geoblock: Belarus, Belgium, Czech
Republic, France, Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia
PHOTOS are available here (Photo:
Nina Jelenc)
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