Triumph of Belarusian pentathletes: Gnedchik and Kvashnevskaya became European champions
At the European Junior Contemporary Pentathlon Championships in Portugal, Belarusians Klim Gnedchik and Alisa Kvasniewska won gold in the mixed relay – on the final day of the championship they beat silver medalists from Poland by 20 seconds, and bronze medalists from Turkey by 40 seconds.
Belarusian athletes Klim Gnedchik and Alisa Kvashnevskaya won new gold medals at the European Youth Championship in Modern Pentathlon, which takes place in Portugal. This was reported by the press service of the National Olympic Committee.
On the final day of the continental championship, the Belarusian leaders of the age category under 15 years - Klim Gnedchik and Alisa Kvashnevskaya - won gold in the mixed relay. The team from Poland, which became the silver medalist, fell behind the Belarusians by 20 seconds, and the Turkish team, which took third place, by 40 seconds.
Another Belarusian couple – Evgenia Mazurina and Alexei Korzhavin – showed a good result, ranking fifth among the 23 participating couples.
Earlier, at the end of August, Gnedchik and Kvashnevskaya have already proved their high level, winning the title of world champions among athletes under 15 in the mix at competitions in Spain.
According to the results of the tournament in Portugal, Klim will win four gold medals (including awards in team disciplines), and Alice – three.
In total, Belarusian pentathletes in the age category up to 15 years won six gold awards at the European championship - this is almost a complete set, because seven sets of medals were played. The team received the only silver medal in the women's relay.
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Photo: NOC
