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19 European nations will fight for Canoe Polo European Champion titles in Saint-Omer

Next canoeing European Championships of the season 2017 will start this week in France. 51 teams from 19 European countries will fight for the Canoe Polo European Champion titles in Saint-Omer, located approximately 70 kilometres from Lille. The tournament will start on Wednesday with an opening ceremony; the first matches are scheduled for Thursday. First medallists will be known on Saturday, when men and women in U21 categories will play in the semi-finals, 3^rd place matches and gold medal games. On Sunday championships will conclude with final games in women’s and men’s senior categories.

First Canoe Slalom European Champion title for Andorra

Double European Crown for Austrian paddlers in Hohenlimburg

The first individual Junior and U23 European Champions of the season 2017 are known. Austrians, like in the heats, finished in the first position in two events, but it was Viktoria Wolffhardt and Mario Leitner who celebrated a gold medal in today’s kayak U23 finals. Laia Sorribes is Junior European Champion in women’s kayak event and Tine Kancler in men’s kayak. Vojtech Mružek and Albert Kašpar were the fastest in men’s C2 U23 final.

Czech Republic starts the Junior&U23 Canoe Slalom European Championships with five medals

The first medals of the 2017 ECA Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom European Championships have been awarded today in Hohenlimburg, Germany. After the morning heats in C1W and C1M junior and U23 categories, athletes fought for the first European Champion titles in afternoon’s team events. Czech athletes have been the most successful during the first day of finals with four gold medals and one bronze. Eleven European nations won medals in Friday’s team events.