Medal Waterfall in the European Championship of Racice (Czech Republic). Spain, which in the first two days classified 31 vessels from the 33 possible finals, added this Saturday Seven continental medals: three golds -all in Canoa -two silver and two bronzes.
He opened the Pablo Graña account, which had already risen to the top of the continental podium in 2021. The Palist was proclaimed European champion in C1 200, After a doubt struggle with the Polish Oleksii Koliadych, current world champion, which he surpassed in just 47 thousandths.
The Spanish anthem also sounded on the C2 200 podium, with Angels Moreno and Viktoria Yarchevska. The national duo dominated the evidence from the beginning, although the Ukrainian Luzan and Fedoriv planted battle and the Spanish victory finally met after the consultation of the judges to the 'photofinish', thanks to an advantage of 67 thousandths.
PhotoFinish of the C2 200
It was the second medal of the day to Yarchevska, who had previously hung the bronze in C1 200, at the end of the final, behind the Polish Borowska (45,178) and Ukrainian Luzan (45,781). With only 20 years, it is its first individual medal in an absolute international championship, after being third last year in the World Cup with the mixed C4 500.
In the K4 500, there were lights and some shadow. In the female category, the boat formed by Sara Ouzande, Lucía Val, Estefanía Fernández and Bárbara Pardo was proclaimed runner -up in Europewith 1: 35,737, four tenths of the powerful Hungarian team. In men, the renewed K4, With Alex Graneri, Carlos Arévalo, Adrián del Río and Marcus Cooper, he stayed at one step away from the podium to be fourth, with 1: 19,956, Plaza that shared with Germany (1: 19,956). The triumph was for Portugal, while completing the Czech Republic podium and Poland.
In the longest distances there were also medals for Spain. Alex Graneri, who was champion of the junior world and now replaces Saúl Craviotto in the K4, the silver medal was hung on the K1 500, After a great final that led at several times until it was overcome in the final meters by the Hungarian Adam Varga, Olympic runner -up of K1 1000.
For its part, Laura Pedruelo was bronze in K1 1000, with a record of 3: 55,841, After the Hungarian Zsoka Csikos, winner with 3: 50,294, and the Swedish Melina Andersson. This Saturday closed the Spanish participation in Racice The Mixed C4 500, with Angels Moreno, María Corbera, Adrián Sieiro and Daniel Grijalba, who proclaimed himself European champion (1: 36,255), ahead of Hungary and Moldova.
