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Pridnestrovian athletes become Russian Paddling Cup winners

The tournament, attended by over 300 paddlers, took place in Krasnodar

25 Apr., 2016, 20:10

Tiraspol, 25 April. /Novosti Pridnestrovya/. Five Pridnestrovian athletes became winners of the Russian Padding Cup, which took place in Krasnodar, Radio 1 reports. More than 300 paddlers took part in the competition, including Olympic prize winners.

Alexander Dyachenko's kayak pair again won the sprint race.

Vlad Chebotar in kayak pair managed to beat the titled Aleksey Korovashkov at 1000 m. However, Korovashkov won two silver medals. Canoeist Oleg Shurinkin won gold at 5 km.

Two more Pridnestrovian paddlers Kirill Shamshurin (canoe) and Vasily Pogreban (kayak) helped kayak four crews to win 1000 m.

Zoya Manayeva's kayak pair won bronze at 1000 m.