The German kayak four of the women brought in at the European Canoe Championship in Racice Racice EM bronze in Czech.
Paulina Paszek, Pauline Jagsch, Hannah Spielhagen and Katharina Diederichs put on a furious final sprint and thus drove onto the podium after 500 meters. The success is all the higher, since the failure of Jule Hake also had to be compensated for at short notice.
Paszek and Jagsch also had to deal with health problems before the start of the competition. “I am super proud of my girls because we increased in every run. There was hardly time to start this boat,” said the visibly euphoric pageant Paszek. The victory went to Hungary. The Spaniards came in second place.
The men, on the other hand, had to be satisfied with the Spaniards with fourth place at the same time. Another setback for the successful boot, after the winning streak that had lasted since 2023 was last torn at the World Cup start. Portugal won the Czech Republic and Poland. “Of course we would have liked to go into the World Cup preparation with a win or at least a medal, which would certainly be more relaxed. We have a clear plan for the World Championships,” it is now important to implement it, “said national coach Arndt Hanisch.