Andorran Canoeists Checa and Perelegre Eliminated from Kayak Semifinals in Kraków
Andorran paddlers Nil Checa and Ona Perelegre suffered heavy penalties in Tuesday's kayak elimination heats at the ICF Junior and U23 Worlds in Poland, ending their semifinal hopes. They shift focus to canoe events.
Key Points
- Nil Checa finished 41st in men's kayak heats with 10-second penalty for touching five gates.
- Ona Perelegre placed 52nd in women's event after 50-second penalty for missing eighth gate.
- Both advanced from Monday's kayak cross time trials but failed Tuesday's elimination heats.
- They compete next in Wednesday's canoe heats and kayak cross eliminators on Sunday.
Andorran canoeists Nil Checa and Ona Perelegre have been eliminated from the kayak semifinals at the ICF Junior and U23 World Championships in Kraków, Poland, after struggling in Tuesday's kayak elimination heats.
Representing the Andorran Canoe and Kayak Federation (FACC), both paddlers incurred heavy penalties during their runs. Perelegre finished 52nd in the women's event after missing the eighth gate, which added 50 seconds to her time and ended her chances of advancing. Checa placed 41st in the men's category, hampered by touching five gates for a 10-second penalty that kept him out of the top 30.
The pair had started strongly on Monday with kayak cross time trials, where Checa posted the sixth-fastest time despite competing as a cadet, and Perelegre qualified in 24th place. Those results secured their progression to kayak cross eliminators, now scheduled for Sunday.
They return to action Wednesday with canoe elimination heats, starting at 10:35am for the men's event and 11:45am for the women's. Semifinals across disciplines begin Friday, with the championships continuing through the weekend under International Canoe Federation (ICF) organisation.
Checa and Perelegre are competing in kayak, canoe, and kayak cross against the world's top junior and under-23 talent.
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