The German men’s kayak four won silver in the 500 m at the Canoe World Championships in Halifax, Canada. The boat had celebrated the Olympic victory last year.
Tokyo Olympic champions Max Rendschmidt, Tim Liebscher and Max Lemke had to settle for silver together with Jacob Schopf, Ronny Rauhe’s successor. The Spanish foursome, which the German boat left behind in Tokyo last year, celebrated the victory.
“We are really happy with the silver medal. A medal at the world championships is always goodt”, said Liebscher: “It was clear from the start that it would be difficult to crack the Spaniards.“
Disappointment in the canoe pair
The three-time Olympic champion Sebastian Brendel and Tim Hecker experienced a disappointment about the future Olympic 500 m distance. The duo, who had won Olympic bronze in Tokyo, missed the podium in the canoe pair (C2) and only finished fourth. The women’s kayak foursome also swept well past the medals in sixth place.
Things went better in the Canadian singles: Nico Pickert sprinted to silver in the non-Olympic 200 m.
