No medals again: oar Aleh Yurenya comes 6th, Alyaksandr Zhukouski - 7th
Our hopes for medals in canoe and kayak sprint have not come true so far.
22-year-old Aleh Yurenya performed in a single kayak in the Olympic final at the 1 000 meters distance. He could not make a competition to the leaders. His result is — 3.32,396. Norway's Eirik Veras Larsen got the gold with the result 3:26.462. Canadian Adam van Koeverden won the silver, while Germany's Max Hoff got the bronze.
Another Belarusian oar, 32-year-old Alyaksandr Zhukouski came 7th in a single canoe at the 1 000 meters. His result is 3.51,166. Germany's Sebastian Brendel celebrated victory with the result 3:47.176. David Cal Figueroa from Spain got the silver with 3:48.053, and Canadian Mark Oldershow got the bronze with — 3:48.502.
The Belarusian women's kayak fours in the squad of Iryna Pamelava, Nadzeya Papok, Volha Khudzenka, Maryna Paltaran will also struggle for medals in the final today.
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