Azerbaijani athletes gain good results in Canoe Slalom championship
By Amina Nazarli
The prestigious venue of The Deep Creek in Maryland, U.S. hosted 2014 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.
Being held from September 17 to 21, the event turned out to be something more than a simple competition. It gathered many athletes from different nations across the globe. Some 300 Olympic-level athletes from over 40 countries competed for the gold medal.
For the first time, Azerbaijan joined the championship in this category. Azerbaijan was represented by Yuri Meglich. The 30 year-old sportsmen competed in K-1 Men category.
In the qualifying stage, where Yuri competed with 74 other participants, the Azerbaijani sportsman became the 27th and reached the final. Along with other 40 sportsmen, who also took a chance to compete in the final, Yuri did his best and finished the competition at 107.43 seconds in the 20th place.
The result of Azerbaijani rower is a great achievement for the country given to this fact that the sport is new in Azerbaijan.
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