November 13, 2011

Hungary's Renata Csay Collects her 10th Gold Medal in Singapore


The final day of the 2011 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championship came to a close in Singapore with the K2 men senior, K2 women senior and C2 senior titles awarded to Hungary and Spain.

Men's K2

In the K2 men senior category, world champions Alvaro Fernandez and Walter Bouzan (ESP) successfully defended their title with a winning time of 2:05:46, ahead of Romain Marcaud and Edwin Lucas (FRA) and Michael Odvarko and Jakub Adam (CZE) in second and third place respectively. Two-time K2 senior gold medalist Fernandez said, “Our strategy today was run as fast as possible on the portage and conserve energy in the water, and we did it. I am very happy to win my second gold medal in the World Championships.”

Woman's K2

The intense humidity affected some of the teams competing in the K2 women senior race. K1 women senior silver medalist Anna Alberti and team mate, Susanna Cicali from Italy retired before reaching the quarter-mark of their first lap. The K2 women senior race saw three other teams – RSA, GBR and ESP – pulling out by third lap as they tried to manage the heat. There were also teams who thrived on the challenging conditions with the Hungarians, leaders Renata Csay and Ramona Farkasdi and fellow teammates Krisztina Bedocs and Alexandra Bara, putting up a strong performance in the waters and on the portage. Their impressive feat led to a one-two finish for the Hungarians and the Spanish duo of Maria Perez and Naiara Gomez added a bronze to their medal tally. “It was a very hard race, my partner and I could have gone at a higher speed and I am very happy to win my tenth gold medal. I will be back next year,” said Csay whose latest win equals Spaniard Manuel Busto’s career best of 10 gold medals in the Canoe Marathon World Championships.

Men's C2

Hungary also ruled in the C2 men senior race as Attila Gyore and Marton Kover beat second place Eduard Shemetylo and Olek Shpak (UKR) and third place Mateusz Kaminski and Plawski Bartosz (POL) with a winning time of 2:01:57.

The 19th edition of the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships saw a total participation of 39 nations and a record of 12 Asian nations, and also marked the first time a canoe world championship event takes place in Asia. “The Singapore Canoe Federation as a first-time host for a world championship has done a good job in organising this event. The Marina Bay right in the heart of the city set against the beautiful cityscape of Singapore is a perfect venue for water sports events like canoeing and kayaking. We have enjoyed Singapore’s wonderful hospitality and hope to return in the near future,” said Istvan Vaskuti, 1st Vice President of the International Canoe Federation who was in Singapore for the World Championships.


The 20th edition of ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships will take place in Rome, Italy from 18 to 23 September 2012.

Photos: © Singapore Canoe Federation

Medal Tally
Canoe Marathon World Championships - Medal Tally
K1, K2, C1 and C2 – Junior, Under-23 and Senior categories:

Countries
Gold
Silver
Bronze
TOTAL
HUN
6
3
6
15
ESP
3
2
2
7
NOR
2


2
POL
1
1
1
3
GER
1


1
AUS
1


1
RSA
1


1
GBR

2
1
3
FRA

2

2
CZE

1
3
4
SWE

1
1
2
UKR

1

1
ITA

1

1
POR

1

1
DEN

1

1
POL


1
1

Canoe Marathon Asian Championships - Medal Tally
K1, K2, C1 and C2 – Junior, Under-23 and Senior categories:


Countries
Gold
Silver
Bronze
TOTAL
SIN
7
7
2
16
INA
2
1

3
IND
1
3
1
5
JPN
1
2
2
5
CHN
1

1
2
IRI
1


1
HKG
1


1
KAZ
1


1
THA


1
1

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