María José Mailliard finishes fourth at canoeing world championships
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At a glance
- María José Mailliard finished fourth in the women’s C1 5,000-meter final at the world canoeing championships in Poznan.
- Germany’s Carlotta Loske won gold, ahead of Hungary’s Zsofia Katalin Csorba, while Belarusian Maryia Papichych took the final podium place.
- Chilean Sebastián Alveal finished 19th in the men’s 500-meter event after winning the C final.
María José Mailliard came within roughly three seconds of a world championship podium in Poznan, Poland, finishing fourth in the women’s C1 5,000 meters.
The Chilean canoeist, known as “Cote,” completed the final in 31 minutes, 54.38 seconds. Belarusian Maryia Papichych took the third and final podium place in 31:47.48.
Germany’s Carlotta Loske won the event in 31:15.19, ahead of Hungary’s Zsofia Katalin Csorba, who finished in 31:45.85. Mailliard also placed eighth in the B final of the 200 meters.
In the men’s 500 meters, Chilean Sebastián Alveal finished 19th after winning the C final.
Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. 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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