The Finns advanced to the semi-finals on the opening day of the World Rowing Championships

The Finns advanced to the semi finals on the opening day

The World Championship event in Halifax, Canada continues on Thursday evening, Finland time, with doubles paddling.

Finnish paddlers advanced to the semi-finals in Halifax, Canada, on the opening day of the World Championships. On the first day of the competition, the Finnish national team paddlers scooped in unit trips.

Jeremy Hakala finished second in his men’s 500m heat. Due to absences, only four paddlers participated in the first round.

Women’s 500 meters Netta Malinen was the fifth of his batch.

In a thousand-meter unit kayak, too Eetu Kolehmainen was the fifth of its kind. The Canadian World Championships are Kolehmainen’s second adult world championships.

Coaching manager Petteri Pitkänen according to The opening day went as expected.

On Thursday, the Finns’ competition continues with the 500-meter double kayak. Eetu Kolehmainen and Jeremy Hakala share the kayak in the men’s heats, in the women’s heats Netta Malinen and Sara Mihalik.

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