Ukrainian rowers won gold and bronze at the World Cup stage
Ukrainian athletes Lyudmila Luzan and Ivanna Dyachenko performed successfully at the second stage of the Canoe Sprint World Cup, hosted by the German city of Brandenburg.
Our paddlers won gold and bronze medals in the 200-meter sprint events.
The press service of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) officially announced the Ukrainian team’s triumph.
The decorated canoeist Lyudmyla Luzan confirmed her high level of skill and won the top medal in the single canoe event at the Olympic distance.
The Ukrainian athlete demonstrated excellent speed and finished with a time of 47.70 seconds.
Our compatriot confidently beat her closest rival, Canada’s Sofia Jensen, by 0.75 seconds, leaving her opponents with no chance at gold.
This success marks yet another significant achievement for the leader of the Ukrainian national team in the current sports season. For Lyudmila Luzan, this is already her second victory of the season in the World Cup stages, specifically in the women’s single canoe 200-meter event.
Earlier, Ukrainian canoeists won gold at the World Cup stage in Hungary, which demonstrates the consistently high quality of preparation of the country’s rowing masters for major competitions.
Kayaker Ivanna Dyachenko added another medal to the blue-and-yellow team’s collection, finishing among the top three in her discipline. She won the bronze medal in the women’s single kayak 200-meter race.
The Ukrainian clocked a time of 43.21 seconds, finishing 0.24 seconds behind the race winner, China’s Yin Mengdi. A fierce battle unfolded on the home stretch, where the fate of the medals was decided in a matter of seconds.
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