Victor Mihalachi

Olympics 2020: Romania's Chirila, Mihalachi progress to men's canoe doubles 1,000m semis

Romanians Catalin Chirila and Victor Mihalachi on Monday advanced to the semifinals of the men's canoe doubles 1,000m at the Tokyo Olympic Games, after finishing third in the first quarterfinal. The two Romanians clocked in at 3:51.565, behind Brazil (3:48.611) and Ukraine (3:49.356). The first three crews advanced to the semifinals.

Romania's Mihalachi and Chirila qualified for 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo

Romanian athletes Victor Mihalachi and Catalin Chirila qualified on Saturday for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, after ranking 5th in the final of the C2 men 1,000 meter at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged (Hungary), according to the Facebook page of CS Dinamo.