Final competitions in canoe sprint to start in Mingachevir

The final competition in a number of disciplines in canoe and kayak sprint will start in Mingachevir June 15.

The competitions will start in a single scull at a distance of 1,000 meters among men.

Later the medals will be awarded as a result of the competitions in canoe sprint among men -single scull - (1,000 meters), Women's Four 500m Kayak Sprint, two-person canoe sprint among men (1,000 meters) and two person canoe sprint among men (1,000 meters).

Azerbaijan will be represented in two person canoe sprint at a distance of 1,000 meters.

Sergey Bezuglyi and Aleksey Kupin will compete for the medals. Their rivals are the athletes from Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, Hungary, Ukraine, the Czech Republic and Romania.
The European Games that kicked off in Baku June 12, will last till June 28.

There is a total of 20 sports at Baku 2015: 16 Olympic sports and four non-Olympic sports. More than 6,000 athletes from across Europe will be representing their nations over 17 days of competition.

Baku was awarded the games by the European Olympic Committees (EOC) in December 2012.

/By Trend/