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Two medals for Bulgaria at the World Championships for Men and Women in Moscow

Two medals for Bulgaria at the World Championships for Men and Women in Moscow

The Bulgarian Miroslav Kirchev won a silver medal in the men’s 1,000-metre single kayak event at the World Championships in Moscow. Our kayaker finished second with a time of 03:26.409. Ahead of…

Miroslav Kirchev of Bulgaria won a silver medal in the men’s 1,000-metre single kayak event at the World Championships in Moscow. Our kayaker finished second with a time of 03:26.409. He was pipped to the post only by the Czech competitor Josef Dostál, who completed the course in 03:25.092. Third place went to René Holten Poulsen of Denmark with a time of 03:26.482
In the K1 500-metre event, Miroslav finished in sixth place.
Stanilia Stamenova won a silver medal, securing Bulgaria’s second medal at the World Canoe-Kayak Championships in Moscow. The 26-year-old from Sofia finished second in the final of the 200-metre single canoe event.
Stamenova completed the distance in 46.977 seconds and finished 0.558 seconds behind the world title, which was won by Laurence Vincent-Lapointe.