The 2023 ECA Paracanoe and Junior/U23
Canoe Sprint European Championships in Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal, kicked off
with 1000 and 500 metres heats. The first competition day was dominated by two
nations.
Paddlers from Hungary and Germany had
a good racing day in cloudy and somewhat chilly conditions. In 26 events that
were on the programme on Thursday, Hungarian and German athletes set the
fastest times of the day in majority of them. At the end of day one, Hungarian
canoe sprinters dominated in eleven events, German in seven and Italian in four
events. Athelets from Spain, Switzerland, Poland and Norway had the fastest
heats time in the remaining four events.
Zsoka Csikos (WK1 U23 1000m), Richard
Herda - Laszlo Borbely (MK1 Junior 1000m), Milan Meszaros - Iliasz Mitropoulos
(MC2 Junior 1000m), Agnes Kiss (WC1 Junior 500m), Reka Opavszky (WC1 U23 500m),
Gergely Lugosi - Istvan Juhasz (MC2 Junior 500m), Aliz Gombas - Hanna Peto (WK2
Junior 500m), Agnes Kiss - Csepke Molnar (WC2 Junior 500m), Kristof Kollar -
David Hodovan (MC2 U23 500m), Karina Biben - Szabina Szellak (WK2 U23 500m) and
women's Junior K2 were those in the Hungarian team that started this championships
with full power.
A very good day is behind young
German kayaker Caroline Heuser, who set the fastest heats time in both junior
women's kayak events of the day, over 1000 and 500 metres. Her teammate Tobias
Hammer was the best in men's K1 U23 1000 metres heats, David Bauschke in men's
C1 U23 1000 metres event and Gesine Ragwitz in women's K1 U23 500 metres heats.
Germany was fast in doubles as well. Tim Bechtold and David Toepel has the best
race of the day in men's C1 U23 1000 metres heats, and Philipp Quiel - Leon
Reckzeh in men's K2 Junior 500 metres heats.
Francesco Lanciotti and Giovanni
Penato (ITA) were too fast for their rivals in men's K2 U23 1000 and 500 meters
heats, as Italian duo set the fastest times of the day in over both distances.
Italian paddlers were also the fastest in men's junior K4 500 metres heats and
in men's junior C1 1000 metres heat thanks to Samuele Veglianti.
Swiss kayaker Luca Lauper was the
best in the first event of the day, men's junior 1000 metres heats, Alex Borucki
(POL) in men's junior 500 metres heats and Gunnar Eide (NOR) in men's U23 500
metres heats. Spain was the best in men's K4 U23 500 metres heats.
On Friday, the 2023 ECA Paracanoe and
Junior/U23 Canoe Sprint European Championships continues with 500 and 1000
metres semifinal, 200 metres heats and four paracanoe heats.
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