18.08.2014  22:42

Final heats took place at the Russian U19 Canoe Sprint Championships which takes place at the Rowing Centre, Kazan.

16.08.2014  23:00

The fourth day of the Russian U19 Canoe Sprint Championships ended today in Kazan.

16.08.2014  13:52

The Russian U19 Canoe Sprint Championships continue at the Rowing Centre, Kazan.

15.08.2014  18:02

Winners of the first sets of medals were determined on Day 3 of the Russian U19 Canoe Sprint Championships in Kazan.

14.08.2014  15:28

Canoe and kayak semifinals wrapped up on the second competition day of the Russian U19 Canoe Sprint Championships in Kazan.

13.08.2014  18:13

The opening ceremony and first preliminary rounds took place in the Rowing Centre, Kazan.

The Russian Canoe Sprint Championships will take place at the Rowing Centre and include the nation's top rowers aged 19 and under. Up to 300 athletes representing 15 regions of the country will compete in 83 medal events. The tournament kicks off on August 13.

The canoe sprint competitions concluded at the Rowing Centre on July 15. In total, athletes played for 24 sets of medals in this sport.

After winning the gold in the men’s canoe four 500m race at the Universiade in Kazan, Russian canoeist Pavel Petrov stated that he has long dreamed of a medal from an international event on the scale of the World University Games. Petrov, Kirill Shamshurin, Mikhail Pavlov, and Alexey Bovdurets finished the race with a time of 1 minute and 38.565 seconds.

Coaching staff of the Russian national canoe sprint team is pleased with the results of all the athletes at the Universiade, said the head coach Sergey Verlin.