The opening day of the ICF Canoe Marathon Championships in Shaoxing saw Team South Africa end it without any medals but happy with the display that the paddlers put in on Thursday, 17 October 2019.
There were eight paddlers in action across the junior K1 races and the new senior short course events. This is the first year that the ICF has included a short course championship into the World Championships.
The racing started with the junior girls racing and Amy Peckett and Georgina Howard fought it out with the best in the world. It was a tough race for the pair who came home in sixteenth and eighteenth overall. It was a good hit-out for Howard who is still under 16 at her first world championships in a K1 boat.
The short course Bridgitte Hartley qualified comfortably for the short course final in a tough heat. She was right in contention in the lead bunch throughout most of the race, only to conceded ground on the last portage to end in fifth place overall.
Friday’s racing sees the junior K2 races and the Under-23 K1 races take centre stage.
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Summary of Results – ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships Day One:
Junior K:
1.Eszter Rendessy (HUN) 01:28:05
2.Zsoka Csikos (HUN) 01:28:26
3.Celia Toledo (ESP) 01:31:14
16.Amy Peckett (RSA) 01:40:24
18.Georgina Howard (RSA) 01:40:37
Senior Short Course Final:
1.Vanda Kiszli (HUN) 00:15:40
2.Kristina Bedec (SRB) 00:15:41
3.Eva Barrios (ESP) 00:15:45
5.Bridgitte Hartley (RSA) 00:16:19
2019 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships Schedule (SA Time):
Friday, 18 October:
02:30AM – Junior K2
04:30AM – U23 K1
Saturday, 19 October:
06:30AM – K1 Women
Sunday, 20 October:
05:15AM – K2 Women
Photo 1 Caption: Bridgitte Hartley claimed a fifth-place position on Day One of the 2019 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships in Shaoxing, China on Thursday, 17 October 2019. Photo: Lynne Hauptfleisch/Gameplan Media
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