World Championships: Silver for João Ribeiro in K1 500

Canoeing

19 September 2021, 11h59

Another medal for Portugal and for an athlete of Sport Lisboa e Benfica! João Ribeiro earned the silver in the World Championships K1 500 final, in Denmark.

The canoeist of Benfica concluded the event (1:39,88) only 1 second behind the winner Mikita Borykau from Belarus (1:39,87). Moritz Florstedt was third (1:40,04 seconds).

Text: Editorial Staff
Photos: Portuguese Federation of Canoeing
Last update: Sunday, September 19, 2021

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