Paracanoeists were competing in the
first finals of the 2023 ECA Paracanoe and Junior/U23 Canoe Sprint European
Championships in Portugal. In the VL finals, gold medals went to Hungary and
Ukraine.
There were six VL events held on the
first finals day of the 2023 ECA Paracanoe and Junior/U23 Canoe Sprint European
Championships in Montemor-o-Velho, but only two were official European
Championships events.
In men's VL2 200 metres final Robert
Suba from Hungary took the gold medal and European Champion title. Local
favourite Norberto Mourao (POR) crossed the finish line in second position to
claim silver medal, while bronze medal went to Spanish paracanoeist Higinio
Rivero. The defending European Champion from the 2022 Tamasz Juhasz was fifth
this time.
The second paracanoe gold medal of
the day in men's VL3 200 metres event was won by Ukrainian Vladyslav Yepifanov
who was two seconds faster than his closest rival Markus Swoboda from Austria.
Mirko Nicoli (ITA) won bronze medal in this final.
All the other races were non-official
European Championships events, so no medals were given to the best. David
Gonzales (ESP), Moritz Berthold (GER) and Carlos Carmo (POR) were the top three
in men's VL1 200 metres event, and the defending European Champion Alessio
Bedin (ITA) was just outside the podium. In women's VL1 200 metres race
Viktorya Shablova (ITA) won ahead of Esther Bode (GER), and Ines Felipe (ESP)
and Ellen Field (GBR) were first and second respectively in women's VL2 200
metres event. In the final race of the day, Nataliia Lahutenko (UKR) won in
women's VL3 200 metres race, Anja Adler (GER) finished second and Justyna
Regucka (POL) third.
On Sunday, the 2023 ECA Paracanoe and
Junior/U23 Canoe Sprint European Championships in Montemor-o-Velho will
conclude with 28 canoe sprint medal events and six paracanoe KL finals.
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