"VAN" (Sports Desk - 09.11.205) :: The last three under 19 events were the highlight of day 3 of the 2025 World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals in Antalya, Türkiye.
Austria and Czechia won their first-ever under 19 beach sprint medals, Germany wrapped up the junior events with three silvers, and France opened their account with a gold and bronze.
Spain’s Ignacio Ramon-Borja Garcia was the first champion of the day, winning the coastal under 19 men’s solo in style ahead of Germany’s Felix Krones. Spain has not failed to win a gold medal in each of the six editions of the World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals so far. Lucio Fugazzotto took bronze for Italy, his third medal in this event in three years after gold and bronze in 2023 and 2024.
Lou Phillipe was the under 19 women’s solo champion for France, with her strong running proving decisive through the three rounds. Mia Tetiwa (Germany) added silver to the gold she won in the under 19 women’s double sculls on Friday, and Magdalena Vlastnikova won bronze, Czechia’s first under 19 medal in history.
The day finished with gold for Austria in the under 19 mixed double sculls. Nikolas Roidmayer and Caroline Schwendinger were strong throughout the day and defeated Miklas Scheer and Anna Yuri Koseki of Germany in the final. France’s Raphael de Boussac and Elisa Guilloton took bronze, after earlier knocking out European champions Türkiye.
The morning session saw a series of exciting knockout races, particularly in the coastal men’s solos where several of the favourites missed out including 2021 champion Giovanni Ficarra (Italy), who lost to young Turkish rower Kaan Aydin.
Racing concludes on Sunday with the medal rounds for all five senior events, starting at 09:05 local time (UTC+3) with the coastal mixed quadruple sculls.
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