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
|
Source :
here
The intense humidity affected some of the
teams competing in the 
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