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With a medal won at Czech Canoe Sprint National ChampionWith a medal won at Czech Canoe Sprint National Championships Filip Švab decided to call it quits and ended his sporting career at the age of 37. "I was led by age and declining performance. I am losing speed," said Švab.
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Ivrea, venue of the 2021 ECA Canoe Slalom European Championships, hosted this year's Italian canoe slalom national championships. Giovanni de Gennaro, Stefanie Horn, Raffaello Ivaldi and Marta Bertoncelli claimed national champion titles on the Dora Baltea River.
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During the German selection races also National Championships took place in Markkleeberg, at the venue which hosted the 2015 ECA Canoe Slalom European Championships. After three days of competitions and six runs of the selection races, also German champions were known. Ricarda Funk, Sideris Tasiadis, Andrea Herzog and Tim Maxeiner took the gold medals in their respective events.
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In absence of some paracanoe superpowers, such as Great Britain, the only World Cup race of the year 2020 was held in Hungary. Russia dominated the paracanoeing races with a total of 13 gold, five silver and three bronze medals. Austria picked up four gold medals thanks to Marcus Mendy Swoboda and Hungary concluded the racing weekend with a total of 19 medals. Besides the 200 metres distance also the 500 metres events were introduced in Szeged.
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With much effort and strict safety rules at the venue the 2020 ICF Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Cup happened in Szeged, Hungary. The attendance was lower than usual due to travel restrictions and situation worldwide and the thousands of fans that usually gather on the stands of Szeged regatta course were missing, but the athletes were happy to compete at the only major international canoe sprint competition this year. Athletes from more than 30 countries took part in the World Cup.
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