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The names of those who will fight on Saturday and Sunday in the 1000 and 500 metres events in junior and U23 age groups at the 2022 ECA Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint European Championships are known. While some of the fastest boats already advanced directly to the finals from yesterday’s heats, the rest fought for the remaining places in the A finals and a chance to win the medal at Ada Ciganlija venue. Ten sets of medals will be awarded on Saturday to the best in the 1000 metres A finals, while the 500 metres finals are on the programme on Sunday.

 

In the afternoon part of the programme the 200 metres heats were on in nine events. Athletes from seven different countries recorded the fastest overall times of the day in the 200 metres heats. Hungarian canoeist Agness Kiss was the fastest in women’s canoe junior 200 metres heats and her teammates Panna Gyore and Kira Benkucs were the best in women’s junior C2 200m heats.

 

Two representatives of Poland concluded the heats at the top of their respective events. Katarzyna Szperkiewicz was the best in women’s U23 C1 200m heats, and Jakub Stepun in men’s K1 U23 200m event.

 

Georgian canoeist Aleksandre Tsivtsivdze was the fastest in men’s C1 junior 200m heats, Pablo Grana from Spain in MC1 U23 200m heats, Serbian Dunja Stanojev in WK1 junior 200m event, Yoana Georgieva from Bulgaria in WK1 U23 200m heats and German kayaker Tillmann Sommer in men’s junior K1 200 metres heats.

 

On Saturday, the 1000 metres finals are scheduled in the morning part of the programme, and the 200 metres heats are on in the afternoon.