The 2024
ECA Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint European Championships in Bratislava - Zemnik,
Slovakia, concluded with a total of 28 A finals over 500 and 200 metres.
Hungary won eleven gold medals on the last day, and they concluded
championships with a total of 28 medals.
Hungary
was once again the most successful participating nation of the ECA Junior and
U23 Canoe Sprint European Championships. During four competition days they won
28 medals, 12 of them gold, nine silver and seven bronze medals. They were
unbeatable in eleven events of the last competition day.
Vanda
Matkovics and Petra Paragi (HUN) won double European Champion title in women's
C2 junior event over 500 and 200 metres. The same managed to do their team
colleagues Reka Opavszky and Zsofia Csorba who won double title in women's U23
C2 500 and 200 metres events. Hungary celebrated gold medals in elite K4s - in
men's junior and U23 500 metres events, as well as in women's junior K4 500
metres final. Hunor Hidvegi was crowned U23 European Champion in MK1 500 event,
Dora Horanyi won gold in women's C1 U23 500 metres event and silver in 200
metres final, Anna Meszaros was the best in women's junior K1 500 metres final,
while Hanna Hollo - Kata Horvath are the new junior K2 500 metres European
Champions.
Ukraine
also had a day to remember. First, Yaroslav Verbliud and Vitalii Prystai
claimed the gold medal in junior C2 500 metres final, an Prystai later added
another European Champion title to his name after the performance in men's
junior C1 200 metres final. Sofiia Zhushman was the best in women's C1 junior
200 metres final, while her teammate Iryna Fedoriv won the gold medal in
women's U23 C1 200 metres final.
Czechia
won the European Champions title in women's K4 500 metres final, where they
beat Slovakia and Hungary to reach the top podium position. Michal Kulich and
Jakub Remuta (CZE) were the fastest in Olympic K2 500 metres event in the U23
age group.
British
paddler Kristina Armstrong had a good day winning two gold medals. First, she
picked up gold medal in K1 U23 500 metres final, and later she reached the top
podium position also in women's K2 U23 500 metres final, where she joined
forces with Zoe Clark.
Strahinja
Dragosavljević won two gold medals for Serbia on the last day of European
Championships. He was crowned junior European Champion in K1 200 metres final
and together with Veljko Vjestica also in junior K2 500 metres event.
France
celebrated the winning performance of Chloe Nicot in women's junior C1 500
metres final, and later she added bronze in 200 metres event.
Polish
junior kayaker Alex Borucki, who won gold in 1000 metres event on Saturday,
repeated the success in the 500 metres race, and was second in the 200 metres
event. His teammate Dominika Zimnoch was the fastest in women's junior K1 200
metres final.
Slovenian
kayaker Anže Pikon, who set the fastest time of the heats in 200 metres event
in men's U23 K1, did the same in the A final and became U23 European Champion
for the first time in career. It was a tight race for the gold with Italian
Lonigro, as only 0.062 seconds divided the first two athletes.
Gia
Gabedava from Georgia was the best in men's U23 C1 200 metres final, claiming
the title ahead of Polish and Czech competitors.
Denmark
celebrated gold medal with Katrine Jensen taking the victory in women's K1 U23
200 metres final, finishing tightly ahead of Ukrainian Diana Rybak, and
Hungarian Reka Kisko finished third.
Spanish
anthem played in honour of Manuel Fontan and Martin Jacome who were the fastest
in men's U23 C2 500 metres final.
The 2025
ECA Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint European Championships will be organised in
Pitesti, Romania.
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