Ukraine
made a winning start to their LEN European Junior Diving Championships campaign
with an impressive display in the Mixed Team Event on the opening day
competition in Croatia.
The quartet
of Karina Hlyzhina, Mark Hrytsenko, Danylo Avanesov and Kyrklo Azarov combined
to achieve a total of 377.10 points from the six rounds of competition, which
saw them finish top of the standings in the 12-strong final.
Germany
(354.90) secured silver, with Spain (310.90) completing the podium places.
Earlier
LEN First Vice President Josip Varvodić had spoken of his delighted at seeing
the event begin in his home country, during a powerful opening ceremony speech.
Rijeka
2023 will see over 300 14–18-year-old divers contest 17 medal events during
seven days of competition in the nation’s third-largest city.
“Rijeka
has a long-standing association with hosting impressive diving competitions and
has always helped LEN when needed,” remarked Varvodić.
“The organising
committee, local sports associations and (LEN) Technical Diving Committee are
doing a great job and after strong performances from European divers in Fukuoka
(at the senior World Championships last month), I’m excited to see the ‘new
blood’ coming through.”
The
second day of competition in Croatia will see the first individual and
synchronised medals awarded at Rijeka 2023, with the Boys and Girls B (14-15
year-olds) finals followed by the Boys and Girls A/B (14-18 year-olds) 10m
synchro finals.
The LEN
YouTube Channel will be streaming each event from Rijeka 2023, while live
scores can be accessed HERE.
https://www.diverecorder.co.uk/live/meet1/selectevent.php
By Nick
Hope
Aquatics
correspondent in Rijeka
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