World Triathlon - Reminder Voting for Athlete's Committee elections closes on November 2

World Triathlon wants to remind all athletes that vote for the Athlete’s Committee elections will close on November 2, 2021. World Triathlon wants to thank all athletes who have already voted, and would like to remind that if you haven't cast your vote yet, you can still do it online!

The role of athletes in the decision-making process of World Triathlon has been a fundamental principle of our organisation since its creation in Avignon, France, 1989.  The inclusion of two members of the Athletes’ Committee on the World Triathlon Executive Board has strengthened the role of the athletes and is an integral part of our continued success as an International Federation striving to be ‘athlete centered’.

In 2012, the constitution of World Triathlon was amended.  This included a modification to the make-up of the Athletes’ Committee to include Paratriathletes.

According to the current constitution, the committee is composed of five athletes of each gender, at least one member shall come from each of the five continents, two members shall be Paratriathletes with one from each gender and eight shall be elite athletes with four from each gender.

 

Candidates are:

Yannick Bourseaux, FRA, Europe, Male, Para Triathlete

Tamas Tóth, HUN, Europe, Male, Elite Triathlete

Rodrigo Gonzalez, MEX, Americas, Male, Elite Triathlete

Richard Varga, SVK, Europe, Male, Elite Triathlete

Non Stanford, GBR, Europe, Female, Elite Triathlete

Nicola Spirig, SUI, Europe, Female, Elite Triathlete

Mohamad AlSabbagh, SYR, Asia, Male, Elite Triathlete

Mehdi Essadiq, MAR, Africa, Male, Elite Triathlete

Mariya Shorets, RUS, Europe, Female, Elite Triathlete

Kenji Nener, JPN, Asia, Male, Elite Triathlete

Jonathan Goerlach, AUS, Oceania, Male, Para Triathlete

Gültigin Er, TUR, Europe, Male, Elite Triathlete

Gianluca Pozzatti, ITA, Europe, Male, Elite Triathlete

Claire Michel, BEL, Europe, Female, Elite Triathlete

Basmala Elsalamoney, EGY, Africa, Female, Elite Triathlete

Allysa Seely, USA, Americas, Female, Para Triathlete

Alberto Casillas Garcia, LTU, Europe, Male, Elite Triathlete

 

All athletes can vote now. There will be one online voting ballot available on the backend linked to the profile of the eligible voting athletes. The list will indicate: Gender, Country, Continent and athlete status (triathlete or para triathlete). The voter can vote for up to 10 candidates without any restriction (e.g. gender, elite or para triathlete).

Candidates with the most votes will be elected until all positions are covered, with an exception when the quota of two for Para athletes are already fulfilled or the regional and gender requirements are not covered. In these cases, the elected candidate will be the one with the most votes, who fulfils the requirements.

In case of a tie with the candidates with the least number of votes in a round where the number of candidates is in excess of the number of available positions, a second round of voting shall take place only between those tied.

NOTE: The online voting system on www.triathlon.org will require all athletes to use their www.triathlon.org log-in for the voting.  If anyone requires log-in details, please contact support@triathlon.org.

 

ABOUT WORLD TRIATHLON

World Triathlon is the international governing body for the Olympic and Paralympic sport of triathlon and all related multisport disciplines around the world, including duathlon, aquathlon, cross triathlon and winter triathlon. Triathlon made its Olympic debut in Sydney 2000, with a third medal event, the Mixed Team Relay, added to the programme at Tokyo 2020, while para triathlon was first added to the Paralympic programme at Rio 2016. World Triathlon is proudly committed to the development of the sport worldwide, with inclusion, equality, sustainability and transparency at our core as we seek to help triathletes at all levels of the sport to be extraordinary. 

www.triathlon.org

 

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World Triathlon - Morocco's Jawad Abdelmoula wins World Cup gold in Tongyeong

Jawad Abdelmoula was with the leaders for all of today’s World Triathlon Cup Tongyeong and as he moved onto the run, the Moroccan established an incredible gap, on the entire field, to win World Cup gold. Abdelmoula, a former runner and new to the World Triathlon scene, was thrilled to take top step on the podium in Tongyeong today.

Alessio Crociani of Italy was able to improve on his fourth place in last week’s World Triathlon Cup Haeundae, to earn silver in Tongyeong and Spain’s Sergio Baxter Cabrera earnt his first World Cup medal with bronze.

Tongyeong, off the southern coast of Korea, set the stage for the final World Cup races of the 2021 season. Conditions remained cool for the elite men’s race with the water temperature at 19.4 degrees Celsius and the air temperature 16.3 degrees Celsius, as 48 men set off to race in the final World Cup of the season.

Italy’s Alessio Crociani and Australia’s Max Stapley opened up an initial gap, to lead the final strokes of the 750m swim in the World Triathlon Cup Tongyeong.

In the early stage of the bike course, the elite men formed a strong six-person group, 10-seconds ahead of the next group of athletes. Max Stapley of Australia led the charge but it wasn’t long before the two front groups had formed one giant train of over 20-elite men, hunting for World Cup triumph.

This mass group of men featured Italy’s Michele Sarzilla, Hungary’s Gabor Faldum, Mexico’s Rodrigo Gonzalez, Canda’s Martin Sobey and Antoine Duval of France.

There was a lot of bike and run power in the main group of athletes and the hilly course was surely testing the best of them. The group powered across the 20km course together and on the final lap, Japan’s Ren Sato attempted a breakaway.

A group of 10 elite men were established and working well together, 30-seconds down on the leading athletes.

The leading group charged into the second transition together and, with slick transitions, bolted out onto the 5-kilometre run course. This fierce group now had opened up the gap to 45-seconds.

Almost immediately on the run, Jawad Abdelmoula took control to lead the race. Abdelmoula, a former runner, who has only competed in five World Triathlon races to date, worked hard up the hill each time to keep the momentum going, extending the gap every lap.

The Moroccan triathlete kept looking over his shoulder but with no men in sight, continued his surge. No other athlete on course could match his run speed today.

Abdelmoula looked smooth as he entered the finish chute and glided comfortably down the blue-carpet, to win gold in the 2021 World Triathlon Cup Tongyeong.

“I was really happy today because last week I was on the third pack on the bike. Today I was very happy as I was on the first pack and ran very good. I was just very happy today to win today,” Abdelmoula.

Italy’s Alessio Crociani, who stuck with the leaders all day, claimed the silver medal in Tongyeong.

“Wow, I am very happy with these Korean races. I am very happy today because I ran very fast and a big progression. I have a big sprint so I finished second today.”

“I like this place, it’s a good training area. I love Tongyeong,” Crociani said.

Spain’s Sergio Baxter Cabrera delivered an outstanding performance to earn his first World Cup medal, securing the bronze.

“I was coming into this race, after a few doubts, especially after last weekend in Haeundae. I was looking forward to finishing my season with a strong race. I am over the moon with a podium, it’s my first podium of a World Cup and it’s given me confidence for next season and next Olympic cycle,” said Cabrera.

Review the full men’s results. https://triathlon.org/results/result/2021_world_triathlon_cup_tongyeong?mc_cid=30c2b1e269&mc_eid=6139649918

 

ABOUT WORLD TRIATHLON

World Triathlon is the international governing body for the Olympic and Paralympic sport of triathlon and all related multisport disciplines around the world, including duathlon, aquathlon, cross triathlon and winter triathlon. Triathlon made its Olympic debut in Sydney 2000, with a third medal event, the Mixed Team Relay, added to the programme at Tokyo 2020, while para triathlon was first added to the Paralympic programme at Rio 2016. World Triathlon is proudly committed to the development of the sport worldwide, with inclusion, equality, sustainability and transparency at our core as we seek to help triathletes at all levels of the sport to be extraordinary. 

www.triathlon.org

 

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World Triathlon - Great Britain's Beth Potter wins World Cup gold in Tongyeong

It was the perfectly executed race for Beth Potter, in the 2021 World Triathlon Cup Tongyeong, as the British triathlete dominated across the sprint-distance course, to run away with victory in South Korea. Training partner Kate Waugh showcased a powerful performance, working hard with Potter for the duration of the race, to sprint down the finish chute and earn the silver medal. 2019 World Cup Tongyeong champion Sandra Dodet made up striking time on the run, after coming off the bike 1-minute down on the race leaders, to claim the bronze medal in 2021.

Tongyeong is set off the southern coast of Korea and set the stage for the final World Cup races of the 2021 season. Cooler conditions set the scene for race day, for the elite women’s race, with the water temperature at 19.3 degrees Celsius and the air temperature 13.2 degrees Celsius, ensuring a wet suit swim start for the athletes, which commenced at 0900AM KST.

Great Britain’s Beth Potter and fellow compatriot Kate Waugh led the women through the 750m swim, were the first athletes into the first transition and onto the bike. The 20km bike course (3-laps) in Tongyeong is known for it’s technical sections and challenging climbs and descents. Beth Potter led for the first portion, but it wasn’t long before Waugh, who earned silver in last weekend’s World Triathlon Cup Haeundae, made contact and the training partners rode together for the entire course. Potter and Waugh had opened up a 20-second gap on the chase group of women which included 2019 World Cup Tongyeong champion Sandra Dodet, Emile Morier of France and Australia’s Emma Jackson, all women looking to earn a World Cup medal in South Korea. Behind the chase group was a huge group of women, who had a lot of work to do to close the gap, riding 45-seconds down on the leaders.

On the final bike lap Potter and Waugh had an impressive 1-minute advantage on the field. Across the final stage Waugh attempted to open up a gap over Potter, by making a move to take the lead. Potter is known for her striking run talent so Waugh knew the gap would need to be sizeable, to be in the running for the gold medal. Waugh charged out of transition and onto the run, 10-seconds ahead of Potter and still with a notable 1-minute gap on the women’s field in Tongyeong.

The chasers blasted out of the second transition of the day and the group started to string out, the bronze medal was still for the taking and the likes of Dodet and Jackson were on the hunt.

Waugh and Potter continued to build momentum as they tackled the challenging course and hill in Tongyeong and on the final lap Potter surged to lead the race over Waugh.

Beth Potter looked exceptional as she hit the blue-carpet and charged down the finish chute to win the 2021 World Triathlon Cup Tongyeong, in a winning time of 00:58:08.

“Today I had all the choices on the pontoon. I worked the swim really hard and the first bit of the bike and we were just extending the lead.”

“No panic. I know my strength and I know it’s better for me to close it gradually. I stayed cool and worked the up hill, worked the downhill and just had full momentum going past and I used that to full advantage," said Potter.

Just behind Potter, Kate Waugh held onto the silver medal, clocking 00:58:11.

“I felt strong last week, I thought I just played the race to my strengths. It felt like another training session together with Beth and I.”

“I had to play the race to my strength. I had to get a little gap on the run, I tried to go for it. I thought I would give myself the best chance to standing on the top step.”

“I am so happy with how these races have gone. I have gained so much confidence and experience. It’s so beautiful here, I will definitely be back," Waugh said.

A strong finish saw Sandra Dodet of France claim the bronze medal in South Korea.

“I had a better swim than last weekend. We were a big group on the bike so I knew I had to push on the run to be on the podium," said Dodet.

Australia’s Emma Jackson had a brilliant race in Tongyeong to finish in fourth and Roksana Slupek from Poland finished in fifth.

Review the full women’s results.

 

ABOUT WORLD TRIATHLON

World Triathlon is the international governing body for the Olympic and Paralympic sport of triathlon and all related multisport disciplines around the world, including duathlon, aquathlon, cross triathlon and winter triathlon. Triathlon made its Olympic debut in Sydney 2000, with a third medal event, the Mixed Team Relay, added to the programme at Tokyo 2020, while para triathlon was first added to the Paralympic programme at Rio 2016. World Triathlon is proudly committed to the development of the sport worldwide, with inclusion, equality, sustainability and transparency at our core as we seek to help triathletes at all levels of the sport to be extraordinary. 

www.triathlon.org

 

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Extremadura, Spain readies for World Triathlon Aquathlon and Cross Triathlon Championships

The impressive El Anillo Centre in Extremadura, western Spain, welcomes two days of World Championship multisport racing over the weekend of 30-31 October. With Elite, U23, Junior, Para and Age-Group athletes in action across Saturday’s Aquathlon and Sunday’s Cross Triathlon events, some classic rivalries will be reignited for the first time since the last World Championships in Pontevedra two years ago, with world titles - as well as precious qualification points for the aquathlon events at the ANOC World Beach Games 2023 - on the line again.

The weekend, that also incorporates the Spanish Multisport Championships, will bring together more than 1500 athletes to the edge of the Gabriel y Galán reservoir, where the Aquathlon course will see a one-lap, 1km swim followed by a two-lap, 5km run looping round the circular building and through the forest.

For the Cross Triathlon, elites will have the same 1km swim followed by a hilly 21km bike loop featuring three significant climbs, the highest coming just after the halfway mark. Three laps of a 2km run course in and around the El Anillo Centre will decide the 2021 Cross Triathlon World Champions.

World Triathlon Aquathlon Championships

Slovakia’s Richard Varga has been a household name in triathlon for a decade, regularly leading the biggest names in the sport through the water in World Triathlon Championship Series and Cup events. A fourth-place finish at the Europe Triathlon Aquathlon championships in Austria in June will have left Varga hungry for a podium position this time around.

Frenchman Tormento Hugo also finished in the top 10 on his elite debut in Austria, while teammate Brice Daubord is a veteran of World Triathlon racing for over a decade and finished 11th in Pontevedra two years ago. The experienced Spaniard David Castro, a World Triathlon Cup winner back in 2016, will also be hunting his first Aquathlon World Championship medal.

Romania’s Antoanela Manac is an ASICS World Triathlon Team member with huge experience including a third place at the World Beach Games Duathlon competition, and she will face stiff competition from the likes of former Spanish triathlon number one Sara Perez Sala.

Margot Garabedian goes out for France looking to improve on her fifth place in Austria back in June, and Spain’s multiple national championship medalist Sara Guerrero Manso will be eager to deliver a medal on home turf. Garabedian’s compatriot Celine Senia finished third at the European U23 level and the 26-year-old will see El Anillo as a huge opportunity to produce a career-best display.

For the full start lists, click here https://triathlon.org/events/start_lists/2021_world_triathlon_aquathlon_championships_el_anillo_extremadura1?mc_cid=409b9820b0&mc_eid=6139649918

 

World Triathlon Cross Triathlon Championships

Italy’s 2019 World Champion Eleonora Peroncini will be hoping to defend the title she won after a magnificent bike segment in Pontevedra two years ago. Garabedian is the sole female set to compete in both the Cross Triathlon and Aquathlon races, with Mexico’s Michelle Flipo among the big names looking to seize the opportunity of mixing up their racing in Spain.

Flipo won the silver at last month’s Europe Triathlon XTERRA Cross Championships Dolomiti Paganella, finishing behind Sandra Mairhofer. The versatile Italian also won the Winter Triathlon world title in Andorra, and will be raring to go for her next challenge in Extremadura.

Richard Varga and Brice Daubord are also set to line up for the Cross event, but it is Frenchman Arthur Forissier who will can defend the title he won in Pontevedra in 2019.

The two men Forissier pipped to the top of the podium, Ruben Ruzafa (ESP) and Lukas Kocar (CZE) will be looking to the gold once again in El Anillo, though, Ruzafa himself the champion in 2018 and chasing what would be the sixth title of a glittering cross triathlon career. The men’s winner of September’s Dolomiti Paganell XTERRA race, Arthur Serrieres also brings strong recent form to the start list.

For the full start lists, click here https://triathlon.org/events/start_lists/2021_world_triathlon_cross_triathlon_world_championships_extremadura?mc_cid=409b9820b0&mc_eid=6139649918

 

ABOUT WORLD TRIATHLON

World Triathlon is the international governing body for the Olympic and Paralympic sport of triathlon and all related multisport disciplines around the world, including duathlon, aquathlon, cross triathlon and winter triathlon. Triathlon made its Olympic debut in Sydney 2000, with a third medal event, the Mixed Team Relay, added to the programme at Tokyo 2020, while para triathlon was first added to the Paralympic programme at Rio 2016. World Triathlon is proudly committed to the development of the sport worldwide, with inclusion, equality, sustainability and transparency at our core as we seek to help triathletes at all levels of the sport to be extraordinary. 

www.triathlon.org

 

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Leading experts in assistive technologies set for 2021 Inclusion Summit

Four of the world’s foremost experts in assistive technologies have been confirmed to participate at the 2021 Inclusion Summit which will be held virtually on 2 and 3 December 2021.

On the second day of the 2021 Inclusion Summit, powered by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and World Academy of Sport (WAoS) with the support of the International Disability Alliance, a panel discussion focussing on the role of assistive technology (AT) as a vehicle to drive the social inclusion of persons with disabilities will take place.

Expert panellists set to take part are Jon Lomøy, Board Chair of ATscale: the Global Partnership for Assistive Technology; Luc De Witte, President of The Global Alliance of Assistive Technology Organisations (GAATO); Chapal Khasnabis, Head of the Access to Assistive Technology and Medical Devices Unit at World Health Organization; and Vicki Austin, CEO of the Global Disability Innovation (GDI) Hub.

During the half hour session, the panellists will discuss why assistive technologies are central to our current global challenge and why assistive technologies for sports and sports for assistive technologies are a win-win combination.

Chapal Khasnabis said: “Assistive technology is the bridge between exclusion and inclusion. Access to high-quality assistive products is a pre-condition for most Para athletes to compete and win. The positive image of Para athletes and the demand of high-quality assistive products makes the assistive technology sector better and better with every Paralympics.”

Vicki Austin, who was previously responsible for the London 2012 Paralympic Legacy Programme, said: “GDI Hub has led AT2030 since 2018 to find out ‘what works’ on AT access in more than 35+ countries reaching 22 million people through 70 partners so far.

“AT2030 was designed to build on what we learned in delivering disability inclusion for London 2012 legacy, that is: success comes through community leadership with political backing. 900m AT users without AT know the direct and damaging consequences of lack of access and our Paralympians show what is possible with the right team and the right tech. Let’s be the ‘team behind the team’ of persons with disabilities around the world and take the tough political decisions necessary to take the gold medal on AT access before Paris 2024.”

The panel discussion on assistive technology is one of 16 top-level virtual sessions planned for the 2021 Inclusion Summit which will bring together a stellar line-up of nearly 40 world class speakers from civil society, business, development, sport, entertainment, and assistive technologies.  Organisations set to be represented at the event include the United Nations, UN Human Rights, International Disability Alliance, International Paralympic Committee, Special Olympics, World Health Organisations and The Valuable 500.

Through a mixture of keynote addresses, panel discussions and presentations, speakers will focus on the theme: 'Building Back Better: Sport as a tool to place persons with disabilities at the heart of the inclusion agenda'. During two half day sessions, two key areas will be explored:

· Promotion of social inclusion and human rights

· How sport advance the Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Amongst the other speakers already confirmed for the 2021 Inclusion Summit are: Andrew Parsons, IPC President; Ana Lucia Arellano, International Disability Alliance Chairperson; David Evangelista, Special Olympics European Eurasia President; Facundo Chavez, Human Rights and Disability Advisor, UN Human Rights; Stephen Frost, Founder and CEO of Included; Chris Solly, WAoS Managing Director; and Keely Cat-Wells, CEO of C Talent.

More speakers will be announced in due course.

The full agenda for December’s event can be found at www.paralympic.org/events/2021InclusionSummit

 

Who should attend?

The target audience for the 2021 Inclusion Summit includes a wide range of organisations. This includes policy makers, government, human rights and SDG focussed organisations, NGOs, international development agencies, sport bodies, businesses with a passion for inclusion, event organisers, universities, think tanks.

 

How can I attend?

To register to participate in the event on 2 and 3 December, please visit: www.paralympic.org/events/2021InclusionSummit/register

The event will start each day at 14:00 CET through to 18:00 CET.

The registration for the two-day event is EUR 25.

About the International Paralympic Committee:

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. It co-ordinates the organisation of the Paralympic Games and the Paralympic Winter Games. The IPC’s vision is to make for an inclusive world though Para sport.

 

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Euro Cup Water Polo, Quarter-finals, 1st leg – Sicily can celebrate, two duels are wide open

Courtesy: LEN

Both teams from Sicily earned decisive wins in the first leg of the Euro Cup quarterfinals: Ortigia beat title-holder Szolnok by five and Palermo downed Mladost in Zagreb by four. The other two duels, both played in Spain, brought fantastic battles and ended in draws.

RESULTS and more here http://len.microplustiming.com/leneurocup/indexCL_web.php?cal=1

 

Quarter-finals, first leg

CC Ortigia (ITA) v Szolnoki Dozsa (HUN) 9-4

HAVK Mladost Zagreb (CRO) v Telimar Palermo (ITA) 7-11

Astralpool Sabadell (ESP) v RN Savona (ITA) 13-13

CN Barcelona (ESP) v BVSC-Zuglo (HUN) 6-6

 

Second leg: 10 November

None of the four teams dropped from the Champions League qualifications could win in the first leg. Two of them at least could hold on for a tie but Szolnok and Mladost were beaten badly by their respective Italian rivals.

The title-holder Hungarians faced another humiliating defeat in a week: they lost by nine last Wednesday in the CHL qualification play-offs to OSC at home – and now they went down against Ortigia in a similar way, losing their edge in offence. The home side jumped to a 3-1 lead, then Szolnok had a better spell as they shut out the Sicilians for the entire second period – but after 3-2 they conceded four in a row and could never recover after 7-2. Indeed, it was Ortigia’s turn to shut them out for entire fourth period and this put them on the right track to reach the semis.

Fellow Sicilian side Palermo also took the same path by claiming a hard-fought win in Zagreb. Just like Szolnok, Mladost is also going through some serious rebuilding – and the process seems to stand in an initial phase. The Croatian youngsters could keep up with their rivals until 4-4, then conceded three in 1:49 minutes late in the second and were unable to score in the third at all. After 5-9, they came back to 7-9 but in the last 3:37 minutes Palermo could add two to claim a decisive away win.

The games in Catalonia were much more thrilling. Sabadell rushed to a 5-1 lead against Savona but the Italians managed to climb back to even in the second at 5-5. Soon the Italians went ahead before the hosts levelled twice in the action-packed first half which saw 8 goals apiece. Sabadell retook the control in the third and went 10-8 up but Savona needed only 70 seconds to equalise once more. The fourth was like a roulette, the Spaniards hit first but the visitors rushed ahead twice later on, then an action goal levelled the score 45 seconds from time and it did not change till the end. No surprise, one may note: including the Champions League second round tournament and the play-off matches, this was Savona’s 5 th draw in its last 6 matches at the European stage.

An extraordinary clash closed the day a few kilometres away in Barcelona. The home side showed some out-of-this-world defending in the first half, shutting out BVSC in the first two quarters and leading 2-0 in the middle break. The Hungarians needed 19:11 minutes to appear on the scoreboard, but once they got there, they carried on and before the last interval it stood 3-3. What’s more, the visitors jumped to a 4-6 lead with 2:52 to go in a tense, physical and extremely defensive battle where both goalkeepers delivered some outstanding saves. BVSC even had a possession to go three up, instead Barcelona found the way to come back and scored twice in the last 47 seconds to save the game to a draw.

 

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Champions Leaguewater Polo, Main Round, Day 1, Group A – Brescia plays thrilling tie with Ferencvaros

In the rematch of last season’s semi-final, Brescia and Ferencvaros produced another thriller ending in an 8-8 draw. The other three matches turned into lop-sided contests: Novi Beograd won the Serbian derby over Radnicki with ease, a brilliant second period put Barceloneta in a winning position against Jadran Split, while Olympiacos pulled off an easy win over Dinamo Tbilisi. In this latter match Ioannis Fountoulis netted 8 goals.

Here the Champions League website for watching each goal again and find all stats and more http://championsleague.len.eu/

 

Group A

AN Brescia (ITA) v FTC-Telekom Budapest (HUN) 8-8

VK Novi Beograd (SRB) v Radnicki Kragujevac (SRB) 16-10

Zodiac Atletic Barceloneta (ESP) v Jadran Split (CRO) 11-6

Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE) v Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO) 20-9

Despite going through significant changes in their respective line-ups, Brescia and Ferencvaros offered the same thrills they had also produced in June in the semis of the F8. Back then the Hungarians won, now it ended in a draw – Brescia never led in the entire game but the Italians also had some chances once they came back from 4-6 down in 40 seconds. Though it was last season’s runner-up Ferencvaros who had two golden opportunities to gain a crucial away win but missed them both.

The other matches offered less excitements. Both in Barcelona and in Belgrade a 4-0 rush in a given quarter decided the outcome. Barceloneta had that flow in the second when they jumped to a 7-2 lead by halftime and even though Jadran had a better spell early in the third, the Spaniards sailed away with a fine win. In the Serbian derby underdog Radnicki kept up till halftime but Novi Beograd’s third period whirlwind blew them away as the new star team went 12-7 up after 8-7, and never looked back. 2018 champion Olympiacos had no headaches against the group’s weakest side Dinamo, the Greeks stopped at 20 – and only harder clashes await them in the next 12 rounds.

 

Match recaps

Brescia v Ferencvaros 8-8 – The two sides continued where they dropped the storyline last June: back then Ferencvaros won a real thriller in the semi-final in the F8, 14-12. Line-ups have changed at both clubs but the thrills remained for this opening encounter. Despite missing a handful of man-ups, Ferencvaros took a better start and led 1-2 after eight minutes. Brescia equalised from a nicely played 6 on 5 but then came Denes Varga whose unusual – still brilliant – finish from the 2m line in a man-up was followed by a more usual outside shot for 2-4.

At this stage, the Italians struggled in offenc, still, after a silence of 5:25 minutes, a great centre-shot from Dorde Lazic 26 seconds before the middle break brought back some hope. But Nemanja Ubovic, now playing for the Magyars, kicked off the second half with a similarly great goal from the centre for 3-5 so the encounter was turning into a chasing game.

The hosts had a better spell after 4-6, netted two in 39 seconds while shutting out last season’s runner-up for three minutes, but the other new ace in Ferencvaros’ pack Russian Daniil Merkulov came up with a breathtaking outside shot for 6-7. At the beginning of the fourth, Vincenzo Renzuto missed a penalty badly but soon Boris Vapenski found the back of the net for 7-7. It was Merkulov again how produced another stunner from the perimeter for 7-8 with 3:39 remaining.

The visitors got a golden chance but Denes Varga sent the ball wide in a man-up, just 5 seconds after the time-out and from the counter Vincenzo Dolce scored the equaliser. It was still 2:31 on the clock so it was anybody’s game, but the defences worked well. With 16 seconds from time, Ferencvaros earned another shot at the win but, playing in a 6 on 5, Vamos hit the post in the dying seconds. This left the Magyars 2 for 11 in extras, Brescia was 4 for 14 – so it seems the draw was a rightful ending of this battle.

Olympiacos v Dinamo 20-9 – The Greeks didn’t leave any chance for the Georgian team in the season-opener. A 4-0 rush in 4:05 minutes set the tone, so the favourite side managed to avoid any struggles or headaches. By halftime the hosts were 9-4 up and kept on producing in front. The last period they hit 7 against the tiring rivals and finished the encounter with 20 goals. Returning shot-master Ioannis Fountoulis – played three years in Ferencvaros – enjoyed an extraordinary game as he netted 8.

Barceloneta v Jadran 11-6 – For a period, the Croats could keep up with the hosts but in the second Barceloneta remained effective in front while Jadran lost its composure in offense. They conceded two early in the second, earned a man-up immediately in their following possessions but missed both and the Spaniards started sailing away. Marc Larumbe was on fire, netted three in this period – his third 13 seconds from time, another blast from action, gave his team a comforting 7-2 lead.

The Croats showed some strength in the third, pulled two back in two minutes and had a 6 on 5 to come even closer but they missed it after a time-out and that cost them dearly.

Barceloneta buried its next man-up right away so it stood 8-4 instead of 7-5 and there was no way back for Jadran. From there, it was cruising time again, with Larumbe (4) and Alvaro Granados (3) outscoring their rivals jointly by the end – ensuring their Croatian head-coach Elvis Fatovic a great Champion League debut, eventually against a Croatian team.

Novi Beograd v Radnicki 16-10 – Radnicki was off for a brave start and gained a two-goal lead early on, but the home side managed to come back to 3-3 still inside the first period. It was an even game in the second, despite two fast goals in 40 seconds by Novi Beograd after 5-5. Radnicki could find the answers for that and trailed only 8-7 at halftime.

Radnicki’s problems started in the third – they ran out of gas in front while the newly shaped home side’s stars really settled, their shots sharpened and they were much more organised at both ends of the pool. It became visible on the scoreboard immediately, a 4-0 blow decided the outcome by the end of the third.

Radnicki could score again after 10:22 minutes – it was too late as they game had gone by then. Nikola Jaksic was the hero of the evening as he finished with 5/5 in offense.

 

Group B – Wednesday

19.00 CN Marseille (FRA) v Pro Recco (ITA)

19.00 Jug Adriatic Osiguranje Dubrovnik (CRO) v Waspo 98 Hannover (GER)19.00 OSC Budapest (HUN) v Steaua Bucharest (ROU)

20.00 Crvena Zvezda (SRB) v Spandau 04 Berlin (GER) (all times are local)

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Champions League Water Polo, Main Round, Day 1, Group B – Recco hits 10 in the second half to down Marseille

Four big wins marked the opening round in Group B, including the title-holder’s great start in Marseille. The German teams’ Balkan excursions ended in defeats: Jug Dubrovnik sank Hannover and Crvena Zvezda knocked off Spandau. OSC also did a clean job against Steaua.

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Group B

CN Marseille (FRA) v Pro Recco (ITA) 7-13

Jug Adriatic Osiguranje Dubrovnik (CRO) v Waspo 98 Hannover (GER) 13-7

OSC Budapest (HUN) v Steaua Bucharest (ROU) 14-8

Crvena Zvezda (SRB) v Spandau 04 Berlin (GER) 12-9

The first half promised a huge battle in Marseille where the French did their utmost to hold Recco on even – the Italians could net only three goals and needed some luck for each of those. However, after 3- 3, the title-holders came up with a devastating third quarter, netted 6 and despite an early surge of the French in the fourth, they claimed a big win.

Jug dominated right from the beginning against Hannover, a 5-0 opening period left few questions open in that game. The other German side offered a much better performance in Belgrade, at least in the first half when they led 1-3 and the match still stood 5-5 at halftime. But the Serbs, scoring three goals from back-to-back possessions late in the second, were on the rise and kept their momentum in the third to stage a 4-0 hammering which decided the outcome.

Just like Zvezda, OSC was also fresh from successes in the qualifications, and the Hungarians opened their main round campaign with a fine win over Steaua, expanding the gap quarter by quarter to stop at six at the end (three of the four matches saw 6-goal differences).

 

Match recaps

Marseille v Recco 7-13 – For two periods, Recco lacked its usual edge in offence. In the first half none of their three goals came from clean scoring chances. The first was a deflected shot, the second arrived from a second attempt in a dying man-up and the third was the ’funniest’ when Marseille had the ball but a lazy backpass fell in the hand of Matteo Aicardi who thanked it and put it in the empty net to level the score once more at 3- 3. On contrary, Marseille was much more effective, netted some fine action goals and showed much better composure for sixteen minutes so they could hold on for an even score despite the number of total shots stood at 8-18.

The third brought a completely different scheme. Recco’s top shotmakers found the gunpowder and their precision. Aleksandar Ivovic kicked off the party, then came two blasts from newly added leftie Gergo Zalanki and in four minutes Recco was 3-6 up. Though the hosts could pull one back but still inside this period three more rockets were on target, leaving no chance for the French to the last period. At least this was supposed to happen, based on Recco’s 6-goal rush in the third – instead, they kind of froze back while Marseille netted three in a row and there was still 3:09 minutes to play. Before the heat would really turn on the Italians, Zalanki sent his 4th fireball to the net and in 37 seconds the other leftie Gonzago Echenique sent one more home to end the French hopes. Pietro Figlioli’s double add salt to the wound to extend the gap to 6 goals, though it was a much tougher match than the final scoreline shows. Still, after 3-3, a 4-10 second half followed which just demonstrated the title-holders’ capabilities.

Jug v Hannover 13-7 – Jug left few open questions after the first period when they stormed to a 5-0 lead. Everything ticked at the home side: they scored four action goals, Toni Popadic delivered a series of saves – three in mandown –, then came their first 6 on 5 and a great finish, water polo looked the easiest sport to play in Jug’s presentation. Hannover could get on the scoreboard after 9:37 minutes, they needed a penalty to break the ice. The Germans managed to force a balanced second quarter, only to crash in the third once more. Jug was flying high again, they launched deadly counters as they netted three in 1:52 minutes to go 10-2 up. It went the same way till 13-3 – then the Croats considered the job done, even though 6:39 were remaining. Toni Popadic left the pool soon with an outstanding 75.0% saving percentage (stopped 12 shots on 16 attempts) and his substitute could not carry on similarly – thus Hannover could make the end look a bit nicer by scoring four in the remaining time.

OSC v Steaua 14-8 – Though the Hungarians’ game had some ups and downs, there were more ups, at least much more than the Romanians had, to build a solid lead early on and then they kept the match under firm control. The game did not really offer any big drops at the playing level at either side, nor big rushes as the partial scores show: 4-2, 3-2, 4-2, 3-2. OSC was the better side throughout the game but could not dominate overwhelmingly. Early in the second, at 6-2 they might have had a shot to break Steaua but the visitors netted two action goals from back-to-back possessions forcing OSC to call a time-out. An action shot from Gergely Burian gave some calm for the hosts to the halftime break and a brilliant backhander from Vince Vigvari set back the four-goal difference at 8-4 in the third. From that point the Romanian players started running out of belief – and soon from gas. They showed some heroic defending on some occasions but that only prevented a bigger win for the hosts.

Zvezda v Spandau 12-9 – Based on the first half, few would have thought that the fourth was going to be a relatively peaceful period. Spandau did well at both ends of the pool while gaining a 1-3 lead deep into the second. They managed to keep the Serbs on a single goal for 12:19 minutes – but then conceded three from as many possessions in a span of 76 seconds. That marked the change of trends – and Zvezda remained on the rise in the third. As a sharp contrast, the Germans’ offence fell apart. For a while it was a battle, the first four and a half minutes saw only a man-up goal from the hosts but just like in the previous period, the finish belonged to the Red Stars of Belgrade. This time three more arrived in 2:10 minutes to shape a perfect 4-0 third quarter and that was fair enough to ensure a smooth last eight minutes. All in all, Zvezda had a 6-0 rush from 4-5 to 10-5 while shutting out Spandau for 9:50 minutes. That was the decisive phase and even though the Germans could cut the deficit to three at the end, the Serbs’ victory was never in danger.

Here the dedicated Champions League website for watching each goal again and find all stats and more

http://championsleague.len.eu/

 

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CHAMPIONNATS INDIVIDUELS 2021 DE DAKAR à la Piscine Olympique Nationale

Les  29 ; 30 et 31 octobre à la Piscine Olympique Nationale

La Ligue de Dakar de Natation et  de Sauvetage organise les 29 ; 30 et 31 Octobre 2021, les CHAMPIONNATS INDIVIDUELS 2021 DE DAKAR qui sont ouverts à toutes les catégories.

Elles se dérouleront en Cinq (5) demi-journées à la Piscine Olympique Nationale au Point E.                                           

Le Règlement et le Programme s’établissent comme suit :

 

1. RÈGLEMENTS SPORTIFS :

Ces championnats sont ouverts à toutes les catégories.

Les rencontres se dérouleront en Cinq (5) demi-journées à la Piscine Olympique Nationale :

- Vendredi 29 Octobre : Après-midi à 17h,

- Samedi 30 Octobre : Matin à 10h 30 et Après-midi à 16h 30,

- Dimanche 31 Octobre : Matin à 10h 30 et Après-midi à 16h 30

Tout nageur faisant l’objet d’un forfait non déclaré sera disqualifié pour les épreuves qui suivent dans la même session (demi-journée).

 

2. CLASSEMENT :

Toutes les épreuves seront nagées en finale directe et le classement se fera au temps.

 

3. ENGAGEMENTS :

- Seuls les nageurs licenciés 2021 et ayant déposé leurs engagements dans les délais seront qualifiés pour la compétition.

- Sur tout engagement doit figurer un temps d’engagement.

- La date limite de dépôt des engagements est fixée au Mercredi 27 Octobre 2021 à 12h 00 mn à la Piscine Olympique.

- La Réunion Technique est prévue le Jeudi  28 octobre 2021 à 18h 00mn à la Piscine Olympique.

Championnats Individuels 2021 de Dakar

PROGRAMME

 

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Munich 2022 European Championships tickets are now on sale

Dear sport friends,

The wait is over. The tickets sale for the Munich 2022 European Championships with Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe on the programme has begun.

The CanoeSprint and Paracanoe competitions will be on the programme between 18 and 21 August 2022 in the Munich Olympic Regatta Centre. Together we are #Munich2022!

The ticket price varies, depending on the category and competition day (from 10 – 40 Euros per day). There are also available combined tickets for all competition days (from 45 to 105 Euros for four competition days).

More info: https://www.munich2022.com/en/tickets

Please find the competition programme and pricing info in the attachment.

European Canoe Association

Website: www.canoe-europe.org

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CanoeEurope/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/canoe.europe/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CanoeEurope

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/CanoeEurope

 

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