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Andrei Kraitor competing for Bulgaria was crowned World Champion in men’s open sprint race over 100 metres, after crossing the finish line 0.41 seconds ahead of Spain’s Manuel Hoyuela ESP and 0.62 seconds ahead of Cameron Tripney (RSA) who was third. Kraitor was the best also in the inflatable race where he beat German Normen Weber and Japan’s Nariakira Shimazu. French competitor Noic Garioud was the best in the technical race over 1000 metres, where Shuri Araki (JPN) won silver medal and Spain’s Manuel Hoyuela picked up bronze medal. Open event in long race was won by Shuri Araki (JPN), France’s Noic Garioud was second, so the competitors just exchanged their places from the technical race. and Eri Tenorio (BRA) was third in the long race.

 

Spain’s Duna Gordillo and Esperanza Barreras were first and second respectively in women’s open technical race, where bronze medal went to Japan with Rika Okuaki. Esperanza Barreras improved her position in the long distance race, where she celebrated World Champion title ahead of MarieCarmen Rivera (PUR) and Juliette Duhaime (ARG). The sprint final was dominated by Americans Katniss Paris and Sey Chelle, while Alba Alonso (ESP) took bronze medal. In inflatable women’s open race, Korean Sujeong Lim won ahead of Daria Zaitseva and Olga Merkulova (both AIN).  

 

Italian Cecilia Pampinella was the fastest in women’s junior sprint final over 100 metres, where Poland’s Hanna Kaminska won silver medal and another Italian Claudia Postiglione finished in bronze medal position. Pampinella won two additional silver medals in technical and long distance races, where Hungarian Csillag Kocsis celebrated Junior World Champion title on both occasions. American Soryn Preston was third in both events.

 

Romanian Matei Barbu was unbeatable in men’s junior sprint final, where Nikolaos Malekakis (GRE) finished second and Unax Etxeberria (ESP) was third for all European podiums. In the technical race, Nariakira Shimazu (JPN) won ahead of Italy’s Nicolo Ricco and Simon Ackermann (FRA), while in the long distance Ricco won bronze medal, finishing the race behind two Japanese representatives Kotaro Miyahira and Nariakira Shimazu.

 

German Peter Weidert was dominating in men’s master’s 50+ category, winning in sprint, technical and long distance races. Marc Foraster (ESP) and Packer Casey (USA) were second and third respectively in sprint, Steve Miller and Packer Casey (both USA) won second and third place in technical race, while Miller and Gabor Szabo (HUN) took the silver and bronze medal in the long distance race. Joep Van Bakel (NED), Francisco Giusti (ARG) and Miquel Roige (ESP) were the fastest trio in men’s 40+ long distance race, while the both titles in sprint and technical race in men’s 40+ went to Japan’s Ryohei Yoshida, Victor Fedul (ROU) and Tomas Lelovits (SVK) joined him on the podium in sprint event, and Francesco Giusti (ARG) and Takahiro Kashiwabara (JPN) finished in second and third position respectively in technical race.

 

Greek competitor Penny Tsaoutou was successful in women’s 50+ events. She became World Champion in the technical race, where Jie Tao (CHN) and Katerina Trdlova (CZE) picked up silver and bronze medal, Tsaoutou was second in sprint final, finishing half a second behind Anna Little (GBR), and Diva Hatami (ISR) was third. Penny Tsaoutou completed her medals collection with bronze in long distance race, where Katerina Trdlova (CZE) and Gina Di Primio (CAN) crossed the finish line ahead of her. Petronella Van Malsen (NED) won two World Champion titles in the 40+ category, finishing at the top in the technical and long distance race. She also took silver medal in sprint. The remaining medals in these women’s 40+ events went to non-European competitors. Giannisa Vecco (PER) became World Champion in sprint and Juliana Gonzalez (ARG) took bronze medal. Gonzalez was second in technical race and third in long distance race, while Ariel Amaral (CAN) took silver in lonmg distance event and her compatriot Edith Turcotte (CAN) picked up bronze medal in technical race.