Kuban rowers will compete for World Cup medals on the Argentine river

Athletes from the Krasnodar Territory Ivan Nekrasov and Elena Mironchenko will perform at the World Championships in kayaking and canoeing in the marathon discipline. The competition will be held from 22 to 25 October in the Argentine city of Gualeguaichu. For the first time in history, South America will host this championship.

More than 570 participants from 37 countries are waiting on the Gualeguaychu River. Representatives of Kuban will also compete for the awards as part of the Russian team, the press service of the regional sports ministry told.

Ivan Nekrasov will perform in the K-1 class at distances of 3.4 km and 22.6 km. Elena Mironchenko is declared for individual K-1 races at 3.4 km and 26.2 km among adults. In addition, together with Anastasia Kravchenko, she will start the K-2 doubles race at a distance of 22.6 km.

Earlier, boxers from the Krasnodar Territory won gold and bronze of the European championship in Montenegro.