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Estonian rowers win U23 European bronze

From Postimees · () Estonian

Translated from Estonian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Tuuli Neidi Saks and Doris Meinbek won the women’s double-sculls bronze medal at the U23 European Rowing Championships.
  • The Estonian pair finished in 7:44.31, behind the Czech Republic and Lithuania and more than six seconds ahead of Greece.
  • An Estonian men’s quadruple sculls crew finished fifth in the A final in 6:35.27.

Tuuli Neidi Saks of Tallinn Rowing Club and Viljandi’s Doris Meinbek won their heat decisively and advanced directly to the A final at the U23 European Rowing Championships in Kruszwica, Poland.

The Estonian pair finished third in the final in 7:44.31. The Czech crew won in 7:34.52, followed by Lithuania in 7:38.93. Greece finished fourth, more than six seconds behind the Estonians.

An Estonian men’s quadruple sculls crew made up of athletes from clubs in Tartu, Pärnu and Tallinn also reached the A final after placing second in its heat. Endrik Hansen, Tauno Tamm, Christopher Hein and Riko Raimond Kubja finished fifth in 6:35.27, behind the neutral crew, Italy, Norway and Poland, but ahead of Bulgaria. They finished nearly 12 seconds behind the winners.

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Originally published by Postimees in Estonian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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