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Belarus win 14 medals at ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

Volha Khudzenka and Maryna Litvinchuk. Photo courtesy of Planet Canoe

MINSK, 26 August (BelTA) – Team Belarus have won 14 medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged (Hungary) and topped the overall medal standing together with Germany, BelTA has learned.

Vladimir Shantarovich’s team clinched 6 gold medals. Gold went to Maryna Litvinchuk and Volha Khudzenka (K2 Women 500m and K2 Women 200m),  Alena Nazdrova (C1 Women 500m), Volha Klimava (C1 Women 5000m), Aleh Yurenia (K1 Men 5000m) and Stanislau Daineka / Dzmitry Natynchyk (K2 Men 500m).

Silver went to Mikita Borykau (K1 Men 500), Artsem Kozyr (C1 Men 200m), Volha Khudzenka (K1 Women 500m), as well as Maryna Litvinchuk, Volha Khudzenka Nadzeya Papok, Marharyta Makhneva (K4 Women 500m).

Bronze winners were Maryna Litvinchuk (K1 Women 5000m), Alena Nazdrova (C1 Women 200m), Volha Klimava / Nadzeya Makarchanka (C2 Women 500m), Andrei Bahdanovich, Evgeniy Tengel, Maksim Krysko, Vitali Asetski (C4 Men 500m).

Thus, Belarus won 14 medals (6, 4, 4), just like Germany (6, 7, 1). The host of the championships, Hungary, clinched 13 medals (6, 4, 3), Great Britain won 8 medals (4, 2, 2).

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