European rowing: In the final Fitsio/Kontou, in the semifinals of Doukos, Anastasiadou

With five qualifications The first day for the Greek colors began at the European Men’s/Women’s Rowing Championship that started today (29/5) in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

In the final of the double skip, the “bronze” qualified for the Paris Olympics (Lightweight Double Skif), Zoe Fitsiou and Millena Kontou, while four more crews secured their presence in the semifinals of their races. Specifically, Stefanos Doukos (Skif), Evangelia Anastasiadou (Skif), Antonis Papakonstantinou and Petros Gaidatzis (double skip) and Zisis and Dimitris Boukouvalas (Dikopos).

In particular, the direct qualification in the final (1-6) of the Double Women’s Double Skip was secured by the “bronze” at the Paris Olympic Games (Lightweight Double Skip), Zoe Fitsiou and Minlena Kontouafter taking the 1st place in the qualifying time with a time of 6: 39.21 and will claim a medal in this category (in the heavy double skip) for the first time. The final of the women’s double skip is scheduled for Saturday (31/5) at 12:25 pm

In the semifinals of the simple skip, as the first of the 4th qualifying series with a time of 06: 39.99, Tokyo’s “gold” Olympic champion was qualified. Crown. The Bulgarian Christian Vasilev also qualified for the semifinals with a time of 06: 41.55. The semifinals will take place tomorrow, Friday (30/5), at 11:14 am, when Gianniotis skisist will claim the qualification in the final.

In the semifinals of the Women’s Skiphad Evangelia Anastasiadouoccupying the first place of its 2nd qualifying series with a time of 7: 20.50. Lithuani Victoriga Senkute also secured the second qualifying series with a time of 07: 21.11. The 23 -year -old Evangelia Anastasiadou from Kastoria, who took 6th place with Christina Bourbou at the women’s two -dimensional competitions, will claim the qualification for the final of the Women’s Skif tomorrow, Friday (30/5), at 11:04 am The first two in each row and the six best times are spent in the semifinals (3 rows) in women’s skip. Anastasiadou has won three silver medals in a European Women’s Championship, in 2022 in the simple Skif, in 2023 in lightweight shadows and in 2024 in the jumper. It also counts three gold medals in a world championship under 23 and three gold medals in a European Championship under 23.

In the semifinal of the men’s double ski with the second best time the Antonis Papakonstantinou and Petros Gaidatzis. The “bronze” Olympians in Paris finished 3rd in a row with a time of 6: 12.59 and entered Europe’s top 12 crews. Papaconstantinou and Gaidatzis will give it everything to qualify for the final of his double skip on Friday (30/5) at 10:47 am.

Their qualification to the semifinals of the judge was secured byI Zisis and Dimitris Boukouvalas. The Greek crew finished 3rd in a row with a time of 6: 20.60, which gives them the qualification to the semifinals of the competition after the first two and six best times passed. The two Greek rowers are fighting tomorrow, Friday (30/5), at 10:37 am, in the second semifinal series of Juda, with the aim of qualifying for the final.