The silver medal of Stefanou Dimopoulos At the World Championship, at Lake Introskalo in Milan, it is the Greater success in the history of Greek canoe-kayak!
The 27-year-old Greek champion made (23/8) a stunning appearance in the C1 1000m final, paying all the reserves of power and technical in the last 250 meters, finishing 2nd with 3: 47.92, winning the silver medal in Canoe-Kayak.
The Thessaloniki athlete followed an excellent tactic, since 4th place in 250m. He rapidly raised, he moved to 2nd after 500m, and remained with all his might until the end, to finish in 3: 47.92, winning the silver medal for blue whites.
The winner of the final was elected Czech Martin FuccaOlympian in Paris, with a performance of 3: 46.09, who reached its third world title. The bronze medal took the Hungarian Ballaz Adolf With a performance of 3: 49.40.
The president of the Canoe-Kayak & Sup Surf Federation, George Athanasiou, after the success of Stefanos Dimopoulos said: “I feel enormous joy and pride, but also great responsibility towards this huge athlete. Our administration was supposed to live its first major distinction, the first silver medal in a world championship given by the only Stefanos Dimopoulos. A big “thank you” to those who support this vision, parents, coaches, group management, partners and the federation management every day. The beginning was and the sequel will be even brighter”
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