Rowing Federation announces squad for Baku 2015

/By AzerNews/

By Amina Nazarli

The Azerbaijani National Rowing Federation has announced the names of canoeists and kayakers to represent the country at the inaugural European Games, which is scheduled for June 12-28.

A total of seven rowers trained by main coach Aleksandr Kolibelnikov will compete for the best title during the Games.

The main attention in the canoe races will be on four-time world and four-time European champion, Valentin Demyanenko. He will compete in the single men boat race (C-1) 200 meters competition.

Taras Matviychuk will represent the country in the single boat race (K-1) 1,000 meters competition.

Duo, Aleksey Kupin and European champion Sergey Bezugliy will compete in the double men boat race (C-2) 1,000 meters competition.

Kayaker Mirnazim Javadov will represent the country in the single men boat race (K-1) 200 meters, while Tamerlan Mustafayev will compete for the title in the 1,000-meter competition.

In the women competition, Olympic champion Inna Osipenko-Radomskaya will show her performance in the single women boat race (K-1) 200 and 500 meters.

The canoe and kayak competitions will last three days on May 14-16, as part of the Baku 2015 in the Azerbaijan’s Mingachevir region at the “Kur” Olympic Training Center.

Fifteen medals will be played here within 350 athletes.

The bank of the Kura River is also home to Azerbaijan Canoe Sprint and Rowing Teams. The “Kur” Sport and Rowing Center is the national Olympic training center. The facility stands at a perfect location and it has attracted athletes from all over the world. The center provides a grand stand for 1,274 spectaculars.

A total of 20 sports will be played at Baku 2015 including 16 Olympic sports and four non-Olympic sports.

More than 6,000 athletes from across Europe will be representing their nations over 17 days of competition.

Eleven of the sports will offer qualification opportunities for Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Those sports include Archery, Athletics, Boxing, Cycling, Shooting, Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Triathlon, Volleyball and Wrestling.