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After the break ECA Junior Canoe Slalom Cup continues in Krakow

The Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom World Championships in Ivrea has just finished, but there is no rest for young competitors. The 2018 ECA Junior Canoe Slalom Cup series continues this weekend in Krakow, Poland.

Tom Liebscher wins at European Universities Games in Portugal

Coimbra, the fourth-largest urban centre in Portugal (after Lisbon, Porto, Braga), hosted the 2018 European Universities Games and part of the Games was also canoe sprint competition. There were some familiar names, medallists from Olympic Games, World and European Championships, taking part in the competition. The most famous name on the start list was Tom Liebscher.

Young Czech slalomists at the top of the Canoe Slalom World Championships in Ivrea

Italian town Ivrea hosted the Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom World Championships and majority of the medals went to the hands of European paddlers as it was expected before the competition started. Czech Republic was very successful at the championships. Their athletes won thirteen medals, six of them gold. France won twelve medals, Italy seven, Great Britain six, Spain five, Slovenia four, Slovakia, Austria, Germany and Switzerland each three, Russia two and Sweden one. Paddlers competed in men’s and women’s K1 and C1, C2 mix, team events as well as in extreme slalom events.

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