Three medals for Bulgaria at the European Canoe-Kayak Championships

Bulgaria won three medals – one gold and two bronze – at the European Canoe-Kayak Championships in Brandenburg, Germany. Staniliya Stamenova claimed the gold medal in the 200-metre single canoe. She finished in 48.702 seconds. Second place went to Zsannet Lakatos (Hungary) with a time of 50.030 seconds, and third to Irina Andreeva (Russia) with 50.634 seconds. Miroslav Kirchev won bronze in the 500-metre single kayak, clocking a time of 1:42.155 minutes. The winner was Tom Libscher of Germany with a time of 1:40.447 minutes, whilst René Holten Poulsen (Denmark) came second with a time of 1:41.382 minutes. Yesterday, Miroslav Kirchev finished fourth in the 1,000-metre single kayak. Galin Georgiev and Ivan Chorlov, competing in the 200-metre double kayak, finished fifth in the ‘B’ final with a time of 35.604 seconds and were ranked 14th in the overall standings. The pair had finished fifth in the second semi-final heat with a time of 34.627 seconds. In the women’s 5,000-metre single kayak, Berenike Faldum, competing for Bulgaria, finished third. The winner was Erika Medvecki (Hungary) with a time of 21:59.990 minutes, whilst Faldum finished third, 8.029 seconds behind. Marina Litchinchuk (Belarus) came second with a time of 22:06.442 minutes.