​Ionela Kozmiyuk on Friday won the gold medal in women’s singles rowing in the lightweight category at the World Rowing Championships in Racice (Czech Republic).

Kozmiuk, the gold medalist at the European Championships in Munich this summer, started the race more difficult but finished stronger, taking the victory without a problem.

After 500 m Kozmiuk was third, at 1000 m he was second, as well as at 1500 m, one and a half seconds behind the first, but in the end he finished the race in 07 min 42 s 59/100, almost two seconds ahead of the second Dutchwoman Martin Veldhus (07:44.48), and the bronze medal went to New Zealander Jackie Kidle (07:44.98), reports Agerpres.

Romanian crews that will compete in the finals of the World Rowing Championships

• Women’s doubles frames (Saturday): Ioana Vrynčanu, Denisa Tilvescu;

• Men’s doubles frames (Saturday): Marius Kozmiyuk, Serhiu Bezhan;

• Women’s foursome (Saturday): Mădălina Bereş, Amalia Bereş, Magdalena Rusu and Roxana Anghel;

• Men, four frames (Saturday): Micheice Ciganescu, Mugurel Semchuk, Stefan Berariu, Forin Lehaci;

• Men’s foursome (Saturday): Mihai Chirucha, Ciprian Tudosa, Ioan Prundianu, Marian Enake;

• Women’s double rowing (Sunday): Ankutsa Bodnar, Simona Radish

• 8+1 women (Sunday): Magdalena Rusu, Iuliana Bugush, Adriana Aylinchai, Maria Tivodariu, Madalina Beres, Amalia Beres, Ioana Vrincanu, Denisa Tylveska and Victoria Stefania Petrianu;

• 8+1 men (Sunday): Miheice Ciganescu, Mugurel Semchuk, Florin Arteni, Konstantin Adam, Marius Kozmiuk, Sergiu Bejan, Stefan Berariu, Florin Lehaci, Adrian Munteanu.