Latvian anglers win silver at world carp fishing championship
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- Latvia’s Valters Pirktiņš and Raivis Kabiņeckis won silver at the world carp fishing championship.
- The pair landed a combined 194 kilograms of carp, finishing 20 kilograms behind the gold-medal winners.
- Ukraine won team gold, with Hungary taking silver and Lithuania bronze, while Latvia finished ninth in the team standings.
Valters Pirktiņš and Raivis Kabiņeckis have won silver medals for Latvia at the world carp fishing championship.
The competition is a 72-hour marathon in which athletes fish continuously from the bank. Rankings are based on the total weight of the carp caught.
Pirktiņš and Kabiņeckis recorded a combined catch of 194 kilograms. They finished 20 kilograms short of gold, while Ukrainian competitors won the gold and bronze medals in the individual competition.
The championship drew a record 99 pairs from 33 countries. In the team standings, Ukraine took gold, Hungary silver and Lithuania bronze, with Latvia finishing ninth. Latvia’s team also included Denis Višņakovs, Konstantīns Silakovs, Gatis Ozoliņš, Dāvis Bērzkalns, Emīls Rudzītis, Jozs Grušs, Vitālijs Ņečepurenko, Raivo Antrops and Rudzinskis.
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Originally published by Delfi Latvia in Latvian. 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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