In the last few days, our kayakers participated in the second selection of the season, winning a silver and two bronze medals in Szeged.
The second kayak and canoe qualifier of the season was held in Szeged, and in the field we were once again able to cheer on the iron-clad beginners, namely four kayakers from Angyalföld.
Among them in terms of classification Mark Kovacs He achieved the best result, replacing the fourth place he achieved in the first selection with second place in the K1 200 meters race, and he also achieved a better time by approximately two seconds.
Tamás Xanto Szabo He finished third in the K1 1000 and K2 500 metres Christ the cross Fifth, Valentin Kirkov He finished sixth in the K1200.
Mark Kovacs (left) with the other runners on the podium
“I expected to finish on the podium, and I also wanted to win, because then I could have qualified for the European Championship in Szeged, starting on Wednesday. Regardless, second place is a nice result. In the first choice, I finished fourth due to a technical error and missed the World Cup, but this proved that we did a good job with my coaches Janus Bencze. We met the initial conditions for participation in the European Championships in the 200 meters K2, but in the end it was decided that we could not participate in the event with Valentin Kirkov. I am sorry that it happened this way But we will not stop, we are preparing with full force for the National Championships, which will be selected for the World Championships in non-Olympic numbers – we are aiming for 200 meters individual!” says Mark Kovacs.
Consequently, only one iron kayaker, Tamás Zanto Szabó, will start in the aforementioned European Championships; It will be able to measure itself at K2 1000m and K4 1000m.
Tamas Szanto-Szabó (right) on stage
