Returned from Europe with… overweight in suitcases rowing championship our top rowers. Our rowers won four medals (three silvers, one bronze) with the “gold” Olympian Stefano Dusko climb to 2nd on the podium, which he stated on kathimerini.gr showed he was in good shape to qualify for qualification for the Olympics in September.

The event took place in Bled, Slovenia. In skiff, Stefanos Dushkos overtook the world champion from Germany Oliver Zidler in 3rd place. Our Olympic champion finished in 6:47:87. The first place was taken by the Dutchman Van Lerop with a time of 6:46:91, who until recently competed in the eight-stroke race.

“It was a very pleasant event. The lake where the European took place looked like a fairy tale landscape. The water was blue and green trees grew around. Very beautiful colors. In the last 500 m of the route there was also an island with a tower. I am pleased with my performance. I have there was an injury, but I returned and everything is fine with me, ”the golden child of Greek rowing told us.

To qualify for the Olympics

In 2021 in Olympic Games in Tokyo, Stefanos Duskos climbed to the first place of the podium. Next September, the first qualifying “tickets” will be “stamped” at the World Championships. Our champion aims to conquer one of them. “The next event for me will be the World Championships in Lucerne. Then I will compete at the World Championships in Belgrade. The first nine will qualify for the Olympic Games. My boat has the best crews in Europe, so in this European one I saw that we are going well to conquer this goal as well,” he said in cathimerini.gr our champion.

In the women’s lightweight division Gospel Anastasiad master silver medal. The rower from Kastoria was the youngest athlete. This is the second silver he has received in a European tournament. Her main rival was the experienced Romanian Ionela Kosmiuk. “It was one of the strongest races I’ve ever been in. The opponent is a very strong athlete,” he told us.

Back on the podium

The collection of medals in Slovenia “opened” Zoe Fitsiou and Milena Kotow. They competed in the lightweight double sculls and placed 2nd. On this particular type of boat, Greek rowing has won a medal since 2012 (Varese) when Yazitsidou-Tsiavu moved up to 2nd place on the podium. “In every race until we got this result, we put our soul into it,” he stressed.