Belarusians get 2 golden medals at European Championship on rowing

Two Belarusian rowing teams have become the European champions on September 11, at the tournament which is taking place in Montemor-o-Velho in Portugal, informs BELTA. The female four without a helmperson, consisting of Hanna Haura, Natallia Helakh, Natallia Haurylnka and Zinaida Kliuchynskaya, have defeated the Italians, their only rivals in the final. The male two with a helmperson - Vadzim Lialin, Aliaksandr Kazubouski, Piotr Piatrynich- have also shown the best results and got a golden medal. The tournament is to close today, on September 12. Four more Belarusian boats are to compete today in the main finals - male two without a helmperson, female two with a helmperson, female eight with a helmperson, and Katerina Karsten in the one-man boat category.