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Casadei well for the world champions He qualifies for the final and finishes fourth in C2

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CANDIA CANAVESE

Fresh under 23 world champion in canoeing, the canoeist Gabriele Casadei, 19 years old from Candia Canavese, bearer of the Fiamme oro company, last Saturday, September 18, obtained a good fourth place at the world canoe speed championships in Copenhagen in the 1,000 meters of the specialty C2. Together with his crew mate Mykola Vykhodtsev, Casadei after having won the access to the final phase with merit, finishing third in the battery of the single-bladed specialty on 1,000 meters in 4’00 ” 08, was unable to get on the podium in the final, as he says: “I started the races in Denmark on Thursday 16 September – explains Casadei – getting a very good third place in the battery of the single-bladed specialty on 1,000 meters, gaining direct access to the final on Saturday 18. At 12.30 – continues Casadei – with his partner of Vykhodtsev boat we faced the final with great determination and concentration, but we did not manage to reach the podium: we still did a great race, giving our best in all the thousand meters of the race and kept the colors of both Italy high, than Ukraine, Mykola’s country of origin. We deserved this position – comments Casadei – we still got behind boats of absolute value, such as the Cuban one made up of Serguey Madrigal and Fernando Enriquez, who finished third, the Polish one of Wiktor Glazunow and Tomasz Barniak and the Russian boat, winner of the final. , formed by Kirill Shamshurin and Vladislav Chebotar ». The first ones won in 3’32”83, Casadei and Vykhodtsev in 3’37”68, just over 4 ” of difference. –

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