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Monday, July 1, 2024

CANOE EUROPE On Saturday two gold medals for Italy and Czechia at Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint European Championships

Saturday brought the first medal events at the 2024 ECA Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint European Championships in Bratislava - Zemnik, Slovakia. Czechia and Italy top the medal table after Saturday with two gold medals each.

The third competition day at the 2024 ECA Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint European Championships in Bratislava - Zemnik brought the first ten finals A over 1000 metres. Italy and Czechia won two gold and a silver medal each, which means they top the medal table after the first day of finals. Hungary and Poland won six medals each - Hungary one gold, four silver and a bronze, while Poland enriched their medals collection with a gold, two silver and three bronze medals. Romania and Germany won three medals during the first day of finals, Ukraine two, while Denmark, Switzerland, Turkiye and Spain won a medal each.

Italian fans celebrated a double gold medal in women's 1000 metres kayak finals in junior and U23 age groups. Young Anastasia Insabella, born in 2009, won the Junior European Champion title at her first Junior European Championships in career. She was 1.204 seconds faster than Bianka Hofer (HUN) and 5.204 second faster than Julia Kot (POL) in third position. "I am very very happy and tired. I had two very strong days of racing, I am excited. It was hard," said the young Italian who burst into tears of happiness after her great victory.

The excitement of the first Italian gold medal of the day has not even cooled down, when Giorgia Lacalamita won the gold medal in women's U23 K1 final. There, Adela Hazova (CZE) finished second and Weronika Marczewska (POL) third. "It is fantastic. This is my first medal in the K1! I am so happy, I did not expect it, but I was sure I will do something great. I feel grateful and happy for the work I've done," said Giorgia Lacalamita after she received her gold medal.

Valdemar Jorgensen (DEN) was crowned U23 men's K1 1000 metres European Champion and he succeeded his compatriot Thorbjorn Rask who claimed the title at the 2023 ECA U23 European Championships. It was a very tight race. Jorgensen crossed the finish line 0.513 seconds ahead of Luca Lauper from Switzerland and Hunor Hidvegi from Hungary, who both produced the same time and therefore shared the second place.

In men's Junior K1 1000 metres event Polish kayaker Alex Borucki confirmed the status of the first favourite and took the gold medal, finishing two seconds ahead of his closest rivals Attila Mertz (HUN) and Lukas Drossart (GER). "I feel amazing. I love this course, it was I think my seventh time here. Every time is the same great feeling, I feel here like at home. I feel strong, I went to the race with a plan not to show everything in the middle of the race, but at the finish. It went good, I won with a high margin. I hope for three gold medals here, but time will show us," said Borucki, who was very strong also in the 200 and 500 metres heats and will be among the main favourites for the win there as well.

Czech canoeist Adam Rudolf produced the best time in men's U23 C1 1000 metres final to win ahead of Kacper Sieradzan (POL) and Daniel Grijalba (ESP). Darius Vlaicu from Romania was the fastest in junior C1 1000 metres final. Polish canoeist Rafal Poklepa finished second and Milan Gyanyi from Hungary was third.

Milan Konyecsni and Vilmos Szabo (HUN) claimed European Champion title in men's junior K2 1000 metres final. Turkish duo Rahmi Karahan - Taha Usta finished second and Germans Tim Methner - Linus Engeln were third. "It was very hard, but we made a good race. The pace was very high and we managed to make a good advantage," said Konyecsni, while Szabo added, "We trained for it the whole year and we gave it all. This was the maximum we can give."

Vit Prokopa and Martin Novacek (CZE) were the best in men's junior C2 1000 metres final, where Romanians Eduard Fecu and Darius Vlaicu finished second, while Ukrainian duo Maksym Bovkun and Zakhar Ivanchuk picked up bronze medal.

Germany celebrated gold medal in men's K2 U23 1000 metres final with Philipp Quiel and Jonas Borkowski. Italians Federico Zanutta and Luca Micotti were second, and Polish kayakers Valerii Vichev and Jaroslaw Kajdanek finished third.

In the last final of Saturday's programme Volodymyr Savchyn and Taras Kuzyk (UKR) claimed the European Champions title in men's C2 U23 1000 metres final, where Hungarians Nicholas Fodor and David Hodovan won silver medal, and Romanians Braulio Mateescu - Georgel Baragau finished third.

On Sunday, young athletes will fight for the European Champion titles in 500 and 200 metres finals. There will be 28 A finals on the programme of the last competition day.

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CANOE EUROPE Eleven gold medals for Hungary during last day of European Championships in Bratislava

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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