The European championship in water sports kicks off in Berlin
BERLIN, 13-Aug - R-Sport, Veronica Genadiev. The capital of Germany for the second time in history will take the European championship in water sports.
1st tournament was held in Berlin in 2002. During the championship, which kicks off on August 13, will be played 64 sets of medals: 42 - in swimming, eleven - jumping into the water, four - in synchronized swimming And 7 in open water. Just competitions will participate more than 900 athletes from 45 countries of Europe. Debut at this year's championship mixed relay swimmers - krolowie And combined (4x100 meters).
The first sets of medals will be played on the rowing channel of Gr?nau 13 August, when men are at a distance of 5 km, and women in the " top ten ". Russian swimmers qualified for the national team at the world championship, according to the results of the championship of Russia, which was conducted on the Istra reservoir." Water in Gr?nau warm, with a little over, what distinguishes it from the water on the Istra ", - shared his impressions of one of the team leaders Elizabeth Gorshkov.
And if part of the water issues in athletes to the organizers not, then the schedule of the races reversed. On Tuesday, the world champion open water swim German Thomas Lurz, expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that between his performances at 5 And 10 km the difference is Only 14 hours. However, Lurz stated at All distances And is going to win as many medals As possible at home to him the tournament.
on the rowing channel of Gr?nau to defend their title will be five Champions of Europe, and Among them a Russian citizen Kirill Abrosimov, won 2 years before at distances of 5 And 10 km team Also hopes on the successful performance of Eugene Gratcheva staying in good shape And bet 25 km
Russian women synchronicty have plans to regain the European title in team competitions. How did it happen that he was a Spanish team? Just the national team of the Russian Federation, which is prevalent in this sport, traditionally missed the team competition in the Olympic year." The group has changed very much in comparison with the world Championships in Barcelona - there is Only one winner Olimpijskij games Alla Shishkina. Will perform in team competitions And world champion Svetlana Kolesnichenko. She is Also expected to debut in duet with Daria Korobova at the European championship.
All technical programs Russians will be new in accordance with preterpevshie changing requirements And regulations. Prepared a new technical programme And Svetlana Romashina, the assets of which as long as there is no title of European champion in solo. In Berlin it will be under " tango in Paris ", once sung by Mireille Mathieu on the German language.
the most popular question that reporters ask the jumpers in the water before the European championship: " the lack of Chinese who will be your main competitor?" Competitors in reality abound. Ilya Zakharov And Evgeny Kuznetsov want to settle scores with rivals from Germany, later As lost to them a few hundredths of a point at the world Cup in Shanghai. In addition, there is a powerful Ukrainian Duo and individually on the three-meter springboard of all this season is impressive Briton Jack Lo.
In General, competition in the three-meter springboard in men is the main chance for medals in diving at the Russian team, if not to take into account in relation to a new type of program - team competition, which will feature Victor Minibaev And Hope bagina. He Minibaev Also will start as favourites in the tower.
All tickets a week before the start of competition swimmers were already sold out. So the rostrum of the velodrome, which at the time of the European championship is a swimming pool will be filled and it is neither a lot nor a little 5, 6 thousands of places. Interest in swimming tournament will explain." Competition in the EU are quite serious. Let no Australia And the USA, But it will be a tough battle for the medals, " confirms the leader of the team Vladimir Morozov.
Among the losses of Russian citizens before this tournament: took a pause in his career in connection with the birth of a child of Anastasia Zueva, who is serving a suspension Yulia Efimova, injured Danila Izotov And went to the youth Olympic games Rosalia Nasretdinova. But even without them the coaching staff of the Russian Federation wants to win 7-8 gold medals, despite the fact that from the tournament a lot of young people.
" Support us, And we will bring you gold, " he promised Olympic medalist Evgeny Korotyshkin. How much gold team Russia will win in Germany, to find out the male end of the combined relay 24 August, And will End when the 32nd European championship in water sports.
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