New European Champions crowned on the Soča River

Solkan (27/08/2016) – After Friday’s team events in women’s canoe and men’s K1 and C1 it was time for the first individual finals of the 2016 ECA Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom European Championships. With defending European Junior and U23 Champions on the start it was expected to be an exciting race and it did not fail the expectations. But the defending champions who took part in the competition here in Solkan had to congratulate their opponents as we saw new European Champions in all the six individual finals today.

Marko Mirgorodsky (SVK) reigning junior C1M World Champion and defending European Champion produced a very good run in Solkan but it was silver medallist of this year’s Junior World Championships Matyas Lhota of the Czech Republic who crossed the finish line with the best time and beat Mirgorodsky for one second. Bronze medal also went to Czech Republic thanks to Vaclav Chaloupka.Czech Republic and Slovakia were among the medallists in women’s Junior C1 event too. Simona Macekova (SVK) picked up gold medal. Kira Kubbe (GER) and Tereza Fišerova (CZE) joined her on the podium.Italy too has a successful weekend in Slovenia. After medals from the Friday’s team event they celebrated Junior K1M …

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