The Weger brothers are hunting for medals together

With different ambitions, the canoe brothers Matthias (24) and Jakob Weger (22) from SC Meran/Torggler-Raika will be competing at the European Canoe Slalom Championships in Prague from Friday. The title fights are particularly important for Jakob, as Olympic qualification also begins for him in the Czech Republic. He is also taking part in the general class canoe slalom European Championships for the first time. His brother Matthias, who competes for the Austrian Canoe Association, is taking part in the European Canoe Slalom Championships for the fourth time and is easily tackling the title fights. Corona is omnipresent The European Championships should have taken place in London in May. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it was canceled and rescheduled for September 18th to 20th in Prague, where the title fights took place two years ago. However, there is currently warning level 2 in Prague. The slalom canoeists from Germany left before last weekend due to the high number of new Covid-4 infections in the Czech Republic and are foregoing participation in the European Championships. According to the latest reports, the European Canoe Slalom Championships are likely to be held under strict conditions despite the high number of Covid-19 infections in the Czech Republic. The Weger brothers are already looking forward to their first European Championship start together. You traveled to Prague last Thursday to prepare intensively for the European Championships. Jakob Weger wants to make it to the final run of the best 15 kayak paddlers in the kayak single sculls, leaving behind his two competitors in the fight for Italy's only Olympic ticket in the kayak single sculls, Giovanni De Gennaro from Bergamo and Christian De Dionigi from Milan let. For Matthias Weger, Austria's Olympic qualification is already over. Matthias Weger in top form This season, Matthias Weger has concentrated entirely on extreme kayaking, where he also celebrated great success a few weeks ago. At the Extreme Kayak European Championships in Lipno (Czech Republic) he won all of his races and was crowned European Extreme Kayak Champion. Matthias Weger finished 2th in the kayak single scull in Prague two years ago and would like to make it to the finals this time. In the K20 team run, he and his teammates Marion Leitner and Felix Oschmautz are aiming for a top place. The Canoe Slalom European Championships in Prague begin for the brothers Matthias and Jakob Weger on Friday morning with the qualification in the kayak single sculls. The best 30 will advance to the semi-finals, which will take place on Saturday morning. On Saturday at 12 p.m. the final race in the kayak singles will take place with the best 15 kayak paddlers. The kayak one-team run is on the program on Saturday afternoon. Matthias starts with Felix Oschmautz and Marion Leitner for Austria and Jakob with Giovanni De Gennaro and Christian De Dionigi for Italy.

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The Weger brothers are hunting for medals together

The slalom canoeists Matthias and Jakob Weber from Schenna will compete in the qualification for the European Championships in single sculls on Friday. For Jakob Weger, the European Championships are the first part of the Olympic qualification.

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