This year the Junior Wildwater Championships were held in Columbia. Participants from all around the world came together for the event, in efforts to take home the championship. A total of90 competitors from over 15 coutries joined in the competition and made their way down to Columbia.
Held July 16th through July 19th, the competition was held on the Saluda River, Columbia. Known as a wild and wide river, it boasts a tough race. So who actually took home the gold?
You can visit the junior wildwater championship website for mroe details, but here is the run-down:
C1- Men- Czech pretty much dominted the top positions in this sprint
K1 Womens- GBR took 1st, FRA 2nd, CZE 3rd, GBR 4-5
K1 Mens- FRA 1st and 2nd, CZE 3rd, CAN 4th
K1 Womens team- GBr 1st, GER 2nd, CZE 3rd
K1 Mens Team- CZE 1st, GER 2nd, SUI 3rd
Individual K1 and C1 second heats and sprints were mixed, but as you can see CZE had a sound domination of the overall competition. USA came in about 5 or 6th in many of these sprints. Better lick next year on the river!
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