Fernando Pimenta wins silver in K1 5,000 at the World Cup

Portuguese Olympian Fernando Pimenta today won the silver medal in the K1 5,000 meter event in the first stage of the Canoeing World Cup, in Szeged, Hungary, Portugal's second podium in the competition.

In the last final in Szeged, Pimenta was always in the leading group and finished in second place, with a time of 21.38,91 minutes, behind only the Norwegian Jon Vold, winner with a 10.30 second margin over second, and ahead of the Hungarian Balint Noe, who completed the podium.

After Messias Baptista's gold in K1 200 meters, on Saturday, in which Fernando Pimenta finished in a 'strange' ninth place in K1 1,000 meters, the canoeist who has two medals in the Olympic Games recovered in the best way today, even though he was competing while ill.

In the same final, João Ribeiro ended up 'turning', at the exit of a toll (a section done on foot, until the canoeists returned to the boat), after 7.40 minutes, and finished in 14th place in the final.

Pimenta, in turn, also recovered from a setback on arrival at a toll booth, close to 14 minutes into the race, but held on to the lead, eventually prevailing in the sprint for second place, after Vold isolated himself early on to win the race.

Previously, Beatriz Fernandes was just outside the podium in the C1 5,000 meters final, finishing in fourth place, 23 seconds off the podium, topped by Hungarian Zsofia Csorba (28.11,39 minutes).

In the K2 500 meters decision, Messias Baptista was unable to return to the podium, after winning in K1 200 meters on Saturday, as he was fifth, alongside João Ribeiro.

The final belonged to the Hungarians Levente Kurucz and Mark Opavsky, but the fight for the podium involved several boats, starting with the Portuguese, who were 26 hundredths away from the bronze, belonging to the Poles Jakub Stepun and Jaroslaw Kajdanek.

Still in K2 500, Gustavo Gonçalves and Pedro Casinha, who had won their semi-final, finished the A final in eighth place.

On this morning of the last day in Szeged, Inês Penetra was ninth in the C1 200 meters B final.

Portuguese Olympian Fernando Pimenta today won the silver medal in the K1 5,000 meter event in the first stage of the Canoeing World Cup, in Szeged, Hungary, Portugal's second podium in the competition.

In the last final in Szeged, Pimenta was always in the leading group and finished in second place, with a time of 21.38,91 minutes, behind only the Norwegian Jon Vold, winner with a 10.30 second margin over second, and ahead of the Hungarian Balint Noe, who completed the podium.

After Messias Baptista's gold in K1 200 meters, on Saturday, in which Fernando Pimenta finished in a 'strange' ninth place in K1 1,000 meters, the canoeist who has two medals in the Olympic Games recovered in the best way today, even though he was competing while ill.

In the same final, João Ribeiro ended up 'turning', at the exit of a toll (a section done on foot, until the canoeists returned to the boat), after 7.40 minutes, and finished in 14th place in the final.

Pimenta, in turn, also recovered from a setback on arrival at a toll booth, close to 14 minutes into the race, but held on to the lead, eventually prevailing in the sprint for second place, after Vold isolated himself early on to win the race.

Previously, Beatriz Fernandes was just outside the podium in the C1 5,000 meters final, finishing in fourth place, 23 seconds off the podium, topped by Hungarian Zsofia Csorba (28.11,39 minutes).

In the K2 500 meters decision, Messias Baptista was unable to return to the podium, after winning in K1 200 meters on Saturday, as he was fifth, alongside João Ribeiro.

The final belonged to the Hungarians Levente Kurucz and Mark Opavsky, but the fight for the podium involved several boats, starting with the Portuguese, who were 26 hundredths away from the bronze, belonging to the Poles Jakub Stepun and Jaroslaw Kajdanek.

Still in K2 500, Gustavo Gonçalves and Pedro Casinha, who had won their semi-final, finished the A final in eighth place.

On this morning of the last day in Szeged, Inês Penetra was ninth in the C1 200 meters B final.

Portuguese Olympian Fernando Pimenta today won the silver medal in the K1 5,000 meter event in the first stage of the Canoeing World Cup, in Szeged, Hungary, Portugal's second podium in the competition.

In the last final in Szeged, Pimenta was always in the leading group and finished in second place, with a time of 21.38,91 minutes, behind only the Norwegian Jon Vold, winner with a 10.30 second margin over second, and ahead of the Hungarian Balint Noe, who completed the podium.

After Messias Baptista's gold in K1 200 meters, on Saturday, in which Fernando Pimenta finished in a 'strange' ninth place in K1 1,000 meters, the canoeist who has two medals in the Olympic Games recovered in the best way today, even though he was competing while ill.

In the same final, João Ribeiro ended up 'turning', at the exit of a toll (a section done on foot, until the canoeists returned to the boat), after 7.40 minutes, and finished in 14th place in the final.

Pimenta, in turn, also recovered from a setback on arrival at a toll booth, close to 14 minutes into the race, but held on to the lead, eventually prevailing in the sprint for second place, after Vold isolated himself early on to win the race.

Previously, Beatriz Fernandes was just outside the podium in the C1 5,000 meters final, finishing in fourth place, 23 seconds off the podium, topped by Hungarian Zsofia Csorba (28.11,39 minutes).

In the K2 500 meters decision, Messias Baptista was unable to return to the podium, after winning in K1 200 meters on Saturday, as he was fifth, alongside João Ribeiro.

The final belonged to the Hungarians Levente Kurucz and Mark Opavsky, but the fight for the podium involved several boats, starting with the Portuguese, who were 26 hundredths away from the bronze, belonging to the Poles Jakub Stepun and Jaroslaw Kajdanek.

Still in K2 500, Gustavo Gonçalves and Pedro Casinha, who had won their semi-final, finished the A final in eighth place.

On this morning of the last day in Szeged, Inês Penetra was ninth in the C1 200 meters B final.