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Get ready for 7th World University Canoe Sprint Championship!

7 June 2016

 

MONTEMOR-O-VELHO – More than 160 athletes from 18 countries will compete in the 7h World University Canoe Sprint Championship for the next few days at Montemor-o-Velho High Performance Centre.

 

After a very successful ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup last weekend it’s time for the 7th Canoe Sprint World University Championships. This competition will have the participation of some big names of canoe sprint and the races are schedule for 8 to 10 of June.

 

Among the 18 teams, 14 of them are European. Together with Australia, China, Korea and Japan, make the perfect list for a great championship. Most of the teams have already arrived at Montemor for tomorrow’s Opening Ceremony, that will take place in the High Performance Center at 6 p.m., local time.

 

During the last day, the Organizing Committee, together with FISU, have been gathering in meetings to make sure that every detail is not being missed. Get ready!

 

OC Websitehttp://canoesprintportugal.com/

Photos of the dayhttps://we.tl/9Ce1exUnbe

Facebook pagehttps://www.facebook.com/wuccanoesprint2016

Live resultshttp://canoesprintportugal.com/index.php?page=timetable-results