The picturesque Matka Canyon in Skopje, North Macedonia, hosted the first ECA Wildwater Sprint Canoeing European Cup race of the year. Croatian and Serbian paddlers took the wins in five events.
In men’s K1 final of the ECA Wildwater Sprint Canoeing European Cup on the Treska River Sreten Biljić from Serbia produced the fastest time to win the race in front of Bosnian kayaker Dušan Mačkić. The race was very tight as the second placed Dušan Mačkić finished the race only 0.05 seconds behind, and Marko Marjanović from Serbia was third 0.08 seconds behind the winner.
In men’s C1 Luka Obadić from Croatia finished the race with a time 46.53. His teammate Jadran Zonjić, who was second, produced half a second slower time, while Pavle Zdravković from Serbia in third place crossed the finish line 0.72 seconds behind Obadić.
Luka Obadić reached the highest podium position also in C2 together with Ivan Tolić. Pavle Zdravković and Ognjen Dimitrijević from Serbia were second, and Croatian duo Jadran Zonjić – Antonio Obadić finished third.
In women’s kayak final Croatian paddler Maja Štimac won in front of Serbian representative Elena Petrović, while in women’s C1 this time only Croatian paddler Alba Zoe Grizin took part in the competition.
Next weekend the second ECA Wildwater Sprint Canoeing European Cup race in 2019 will be organised on Kolpa River, on the border between Slovenia and Croatia.
7.4.2019
