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Greetings to Russian athletes, winners of the 2024 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

August 25, 2024

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the winners of the 2024 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Samarkand, Uzbekistan: Zakhar Petrov, Ivan Dmitriyev, Alexei Korovashkov, Ivan Shtyl, Yekaterina Shlyapnikova, Svetlana Chernigovskaya, Anastasiya Dolgova, and Sofia Shtil.

The message reads, in part:

“I am happy to congratulate you on your outstanding performance at the World Championships, where you won gold medals in canoeing and kayaking in non-Olympic disciplines. I also want to extend my congratulations to Zakhar Petrov and Yekaterina Shlyapnikova on winning two gold medals.

Such impressive and well-deserved success is a testament to your skill and team cohesion. It is also a significant contribution to the rich traditions of our national canoeing and kayaking school.”

August 25, 2024