Belarusian pentathletes Gnedchik and Zhigalov won the relay at the European championship U15 in Portugal

Belarusian athletes Klim Gnedchik and Denis Zhigalov won the relay at the European championship in modern pentathlon among boys and girls under 15 years and under 19 years in Portugal, the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti agency reports with reference to the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Sport.

Gold K. Gnedchik and D. Zhigalov won in the relay among young men under 15 years. Their compatriots Timofey Zakharov and Matvey Podolsky closed the top 5.

Belarusians Alice Kvashnevskaya and Daria Fedorovich in the relay among girls of the same age category took second place.

Earlier, K. Gnedchik became the European champion in the personal standings among young men under 15 years, D. Zhigalov - silver medalist. Together with Alexei Korzhavin, they won gold in the team competition. In the personal among girls under 15 years, the first place was taken by A. Kvashnevskaya. She, D. Fedorovich and Anastasia Suvorova rose to the highest step of the podium in the team standings.

In addition, the champion of European U19 in modern pentathlon was Akim Gnedchik. He, Alexander Chueshkov and Timofey Prokopchik took second place following the results of the team tournament.

The continental championship in Portugal will last until September 13. The Belarusian team is represented by 26 athletes.

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