The canoe sprint part of the 2nd European Games in Minsk has concluded with eleven A finals that were held today. Belarus excelled during the last competition day on the Zaslavl regata course, winning medals in eight out of the 11 finals that were held today, including gold medals in women’s K1 500 meters final thanks to Volha Khudzenka, gold medal in men’s C1 200 meters event with Artsem Kozyr, gold medal in women’s C1 200 metres final thanks to Alena Nazdrova and gold medal in women’s 5000 metres event which was won by Maryna Litvinchuk.

The first final of the day was women’s 500 meters event where Hungarian Danuta Kozak defended the title she won four years ago in Baku. She was close to gold medal but it was Belarussian kayaker Volha Khudzenka who crossed the finish line with the best time. Danuta Kozak picked up silver medal, while Emma Aastrand Jorgensen from Denmark won bronze medal.

Russia celebrated European Games champion title in men’s K4 500 metres event. Artem Kuzakhmetov, Aleksandr Sergeev, Oleg Gusev and Vitaly Ershov crossed the finish line ahead of Germany (Max Rendschmidt, Ronald Rauhe, Tom Liebscher and Max Lemke) who was second and Slovakian crew (Samuel Balaz, Erik Vlcek, Csaba Zalka and Adam Botek). Virag Balla and Kincso Takacs from Hungary were unbeatable in women’s C2 500 metres final. Belarussian crew Nadzeya Makarchanka – Volha Klimava was second to much delight of the fans that filled the stands in the Zaslavl regatta course, while Kseniia Kurach and Olesia Romasenko from Russia picked up bronze medal.

In the last final of the morning programme Hungary won its second gold medal of the day in women’s K4 500 metres A final. Anna Karasz, Danuta Kozak, Tamara Csipes and Erika Medveczky won the second gold medal for Hungary in this event as Hungarian K4 was also the best in Baku four years ago. Kozak and Karasz were members of that crew alongside Gabriella Szabo and Ninetta Vad. Belarus celebrated another medal in this event. Marharyta Makhneva, Nadzeya Papok, Volha Khudzenka and Maryna Litvinchuk won silver medal, while Polish crew Karolina Naja, Katarzyna Kolodziejczyk, Anna Pulawska and Helena Wisniewska picked up bronze medal.

The following were the 200 metres races where we saw five A finals in tough windy and stormy conditions. Belarus showed even more power in the afternoon when the president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko came to see the competition on the regatta course. Artsem Kozyr (BLR) showed the best performance in men’s C1 200 race to win in front of Italian canoeist Nicolae Craciun and Spanish paddler Alfonso Benavides. Alena Nazdrova continued the Belarussian winning streak in women’s C1 200 metres final. Lisa Jahn from Germany was second in this event and Dorota Borowska from Poland third.

Another gold medal for Belarus came in women’s 5000 meters race where Maryna Litvinchuk jumped to the highest podium position. Dora Bodonyi from Hungary was second and Mariana Petrusova from Slovakia third. Belarus won addition two bronze medals today. Dzmitry Tratsiakou finished third in men’s K1 200 final behind the new champion Maxime Beaumont from France and Balazs Birkas from Hungary who was second.

Volha Khudzenka and Maryna Litvinchuk were the stars of this 2nd European Games winning another medal in K2 200 metres final. They were third, behind the winners Mariya Povkh and Liudmyla Kuklinovska from Belarus and Franziska John – Tina Dietze from Germany. Emma Aastrand Jorgensen was the fastest kayaker in women’s 200 metres final. In an exciting race Danuta Kozak from Hungary picked up silver medal and Marta Walczykiewicz from Poland bronze medal. Both were medallists in this event also four years ago. Walczykiewicz won in Baku and Kozak finished third at the time.

The last event of the canoe sprint at 2nd European Games in Minsk was men’s K1 5000 metres final. Portuguese paddler Fernando Pimenta was in the lead until the last few metres of the race when Hungarian kayaker Balint Kopasz found more strength to overtake him and win a gold medal for Hungary. Max Hoff, the defending champion from 2015, was third. Pimenta won silver medal also four years ago in Baku.

RESULTS
WK1 500m
1. Volha Khudzenka BLR
2. Danuta Kozak HUN
3. Emma Aastrand Jorgensen DEN

MK4 500m
1. RUS: Artem Kuzakhmetov, Aleksandr Sergeev, Oleg Gusev, Vitaly Ershov
2. GER: Max Rendschmidt, Ronald Rauhe, Tom Liebscher, Max Lemke
3. SVK: Samuel Balaz, Erik Vlcek, Csaba Zalka, Adam Botek

WC2 500m
1. Virag Balla – Kincso Takacs HUN
2. Nadzeza Makarchanka – Volha Klimava BLR
3. Kseniia Kurach – Olesia Romasenko RUS

WK4 500m
1. HUN: Anna Karasz, Danuta Kozak, Tamara Csipes, Erika Medveczky
2. BLR: Marharyta Mahkneva, Nadzeya Papok, Volha Khudzenka, Maryna Litvinchuk
3. POL: Karolina Naja, Katarzyna Kolodziejcyzk, Anna Pulawska, Helena Wisniewska

WK1 200m
1. Emma Aastrand Jorgensen DEN
2. Danuta Kozak HUN
3. Marta Walczykiewicz POL

MK1 200m
1. Maxime Beaumont FRA
2. Balazs Birkas HUN
3. Dzmitry Tratsiakou BLR

MC1 200m
1. Artsem Kozyr BLR
2. Nicolae Craciun ITA
3. Alfonso Benavides ESP

WC1 200m
1. Alena Nazdrova BLR
2. Lisa Jahn GER
3. Dorota Borowska POL

WK2 200m
1. Mariya Povkh – Liudmyla Kuklinovska UKR
2. Franziska John – Tina Dietze GER
3. Volha Khudzenka – Maryna Litvinchuk BLR

WK1 5000m
1. Maryna Litvinchuk BLR
2. Dora Bodonyi HUN
3. Mariana Petrusova SVK

MK1 5000m
1. Balint Kopasz HUN
2. Fernando Pimenta POR
3. Max Hoff GER

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