Ukrainian wins historic silver at the European Rowing Slalom Championships
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Oleksandr Fedorenko won silver in the individual kayak cross race at the European Youth Rowing Slalom Championships in Krakow. This is Ukraine's first medal in this discipline at the continental championship.
Ukrainian Oleksandr Fedorenko has won a historic silver medal at the European Rowing Slalom Championships among juniors and youth under 23 in Krakow, Poland, UNN reports, citing the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine.
Oleksandr Fedorenko won a historic award at the European Rowing Slalom Championships among juniors and youth under 23.
At the continental championship in Krakow, Poland, medals were awarded in the individual kayak cross race for the first time in history. Previously, the athletes competed against the clock to get into the top 16 and advance to the elimination stage.
Oleksandr Fedorenko took second place in the individual kayak cross race among men under 23. He was only 0.03 seconds behind the winner, Frenchman Leo Vitton. Another French athlete, Anatole Delassus, won bronze.
Recall
At the Olympics, Ukraine took 7th place in the women's synchronized 10-meter tower jump, showing the best result in the history of the event. The duo of Ksenia Bailo and Sofia Lyskun scored 285 points.
