Spain with 12 palists to the European of Eslalon and 21 to the Esprint World Cup

Spain with 12 palists to the European of Eslalon and 21 to the Esprint World Cup

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Sete Benavides y Teresa Portela

Sete Benavides and Teresa Portela

The international competition of Piragüismo, which suspends the Marathon continental, will resume this month with the 18-20 dispute in Prague (Czech) of the European Slalon Championship, to which the Spanish team will go with twelve palists, and the World Cup of Esprint and Paracanoe, to celebrate from 24 to 27 in the Hungarian town of Szeged, with twenty-one athletes, including the Olympic See Benavides, Paco Cubelos and Iñigo Peña.

Slalon

After the suspension of the entire calendar of sports events due to the pandemic, the pyragüistic activity returns the slalon with the European dispute, on the Troja channel in the Czech capital. The Spanish team will be made up of senior K1 by Joan Crespo (Santiagotarark), Samuel Hernanz (at. San Sebastián), Dario Cuesta (Rio Eresma), Olatz Arregui (at. San Sebastian), Carmen Costa (Baix Cinca) and Julia Cuchi (Baix Cinca), and in C1 by Daniel Pérez (at. San Sebastián), Luis Fernández (Miño-Os Teixugos), Miquel Travé (Cadí), Mira Lazkano (at. San Sebastián), and Calaparta (at. The Spanish palists classified for the next JJOO will not go to the continental meeting, having the preparation focused on the next competition in Tokyo in 2021. The Olympic champion Maialen Chourraut, the Olympic diploma Ander Elosegi and David Llorente, in addition to Nuria Vilarubla and Klara Olazabal, both aspirants to the C1 square, which completes the historic full Olympic classification achieved by Spain, which has ensured participation in all the slalon tests.

Esprint

After the dispute last weekend of the national selective, the national selection that will compete at the World Cup in Szeged will be made up of 19 palists in Esprint, with the Olympic See Benavides (UCAM) in C1 and C2 500, and Paco Cubelos (UCAM) in K1 and in K2 1,000 next to Iñigo Peña (Zumaia). David Barreiro (Breogán) has also obtained a pass in C1 1,000; Pablo Martínez and Ignacio Calvo (Náutico Sevilla) in C2 1,000; Toni Segura (Pollença) in C2 500; Roi Rodríguez and Albert Martí (Tudense) in K2 500; Enrique Adan (Aranjuez) in K1 200; and in C1 María Corbera (Aranjuez) and Antía Jágo (City of Potevedra), who will also do so in C2 500 with his club partner Antía Otero. They complete the relationship: Mirella Vázquez (Fresno Ribera) and Lara Feijoo (Tudense) in K1 200; Alicia Heredia (Náutico de Palma) and Isabel Contreras (Los Delfines) in K1 500; and Begoña Lazkano (Donostia) and Laia Pelachs (Banyoles) in K2 500. With the view set in the JJOO of Tokyo, the ships of the Spanish army: K4 male, and K1 by Carlos Garrote and Teresa Portela have renounced to participate in the competition.

Paracanoe

The extreme Juan Valle (Iuxtanam), already with secure square for the Paralympic Games, will compete in KL3 and the Galician Adrián Mosquera (Boiro) will compete in Kl3 and VL3.

Marathon

The European Canoe Association (ECA) today reported the suspension of the European Marathon Championship, scheduled for October 1-4 in Budapest, arguing the low number of entries and new health measures for entry into Hungary.