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The ICF 2022 Canoe Sprint World Championships were
\nheld in Halifax, Canada, last week. The
\ncompetition lived up to everyone’s expectations in every respect; nautical
\nsports lovers had the chance the watch, live or via video transmissions, the
\nbest of the best in terms of rowing. In Canada, a 6-strong Romanian delegation proved
\nits mettle in the competition, with three athletes competing in the kayak and three
\nothers in the canoe races. The gender balance also worked, as two women and one
\nman competed in the kayak races, while two men and one woman took the start in
\nthe canoe events. The differences lay in the clubs rowers are signed up by: three
\nof them compete for CSA Steaua, two for CS Dinamo, while one woman rower is
\nsigned up by Olimpia Bucharest. The Romanian Kayak-Canoe Federation’s set
\ntarget was the earning of a position among places 4 to 6, and another position,
\namong places 6 to 9, so the eventual aim was the qualification to two separate
\nfinals. The set target was met from the very first days of competition, when Catalin
\nChirila advanced to the 500 and 1000m men’s canoe final. Chirila succeeded a
\nstraight qualification, each time winning the heat he competed in. In the final, Catalin Chirila
\nprovided a stunning surprise: he became world champion in the
\n1000m Olympic race and won silver in the 500m race. Reason enough for Radio
\nRomania International to designate Catalin Chirila the Athlete of the week.<\/span><\/p>\n


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C\u0103t\u0103lin Chiril\u0103 was
\nborn in Tulcea, on 11 May 11, 1998. He is signed up by the Steaua Bucharest
\nArmy Sports Club. His coaches are Petre Kondrat, who works for the army club
\nand Florin Popescu, of the national team. Catalin Chirila’s first international
\nperformance occurred in the men’s canoe double, when, jointly with veteran
\nrower Victor Mihalachi, Chirila won gold in 2019, in the European Games in Minsk, Belarus, in the 1000m race. Then in 2021, in the European Championships in Poland’s
\nPoznan, Chirila won bronze in the 1000m race. In the Tokyo Olympics’, the Chirila\/Mihalachi
\npair came in 5th. As of 2022, Catalin Chirila competes in men’s
\nsingles events. At the World Cup stages in Racice and Poznan, Catalin Chirila’s
\nresults were promising. The Romanian confirmed his excellent performance so far in his most recent notable run in
\nHalifax.(EN)<\/p>\n


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