Euskaraz irakurri: Ander Elosegi canoeist olinpikoak agur esango dio goi mailako lehiari
The canoeist from Irun Ander Elosegi (35 years old) has decided to abandon high-level sports practice after 17 years. The canoeist from Irún is the only Basque athlete (man) who has competed in four Olympic Games, competing in the slalom canoeing final (C1) in all of them.
Without going any further, in the last games played in Tokyo in 2021, he achieved a new olympic diploma after setting the eighth fastest time in the final, which was his fourth diploma in as many Olympic appearances (Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016).
In addition, Elosegi He has different medals in both European and World Championships, the last one achieved last summer in Slovakia, where the money was sheathed in C1 by teams.
World Championships:
2009 (Seo de Urgel): Bronze (C1 by teams)
2019 (Seo de Urgel): Silver (C1 individual)
2019 (Seo de Urgel): Silver (C1 by teams)
European Championships
2016 (Liptovský Mikuláš): Bronze (C1 individual)
2022 (Liptovský Mikuláš): Bronze (Team C1)
The irundarra, member of the Basque Team Foundationwill appear this Thursday before the media to explain the details of his decision.
Source: Eitb
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