Pridnestrovians among the winners of the Russian Championship in canoeing and kayaking

09/10/19 18:26

Pridnestrovians among the winners of the Russian Championship in canoeing and kayaking

Zoya Manaeva and Oleg Shurinkin won three medals each

Tiraspol, September, 10. /Novosti Pridnestrovya/. Zoya Manaeva won 2 gold medals in a kayak fours. Her crew finished at distances of 200 and 1000 m with a clear lead. In addition, the Tiraspol team still has bronze in a double at a distance of 5 km.

Oleg Shurinkin in a canoe-pair won two silver medals: at a distance of 1000 m and 10 km. On the last day, he had to start twice at a distance of 10 km. Alone, he showed better stamina than his rivals, and finished first.

Ivan Epishin took silver in a kayak pairs. His partner was Kirill Luchkin. The crew, who plays for the Moscow team, lost 1000 meters to the athletes from Tver.

Ivan Smoly and Alena Verbina also took part in the competitions. Note that the Pridnestrovians who have recently distinguished themselves at the World Championships in Hungary, did not compete in Krasnodar.

In the team classification, rowers from the Krasnodar Territory are ahead, followed by the teams of the Samara and Moscow regions. Athletes came from 24 regions of the Russian Federation. This season there are three more starts on the calendar: Russian Championship among juniors under 19 years of age, Russian Championship in marathon and Cup of Russia. All regattas will be held at the Olympic Training Center in Krasnodar.

 

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