MOSCOW, March 24 Kayaker Kira Stepanova wins gold in the 2000m championship of Russia in rowing and canoeing, which takes place in Krasnodar. The result of the athlete is 8 minutes 48.915 seconds. The second place was taken by Yulia Babashinskaya (6.148 seconds back), the third — by Svetlana Chernigovskaya (+10.290). The second result was shown by Alina Kovaleva (+1,800), the third — by Daria Gladkova (+5,810). Silver was taken by Nikolai Chervov (+3.034), bronze — by Vladislav Litovka (+7.018). The first place in canoeing at a distance of 2000 meters was taken by Ilya Pervukhin (8.28.608), the second by Kirill Shamshurin (+3.584), the third — by Ivan Dmitriev ( +4.055). The Russian kayaking and canoeing championship will end in Krasnodar on March 28.
