Stefanos Duskos ran out of energy and lost the medal – 2024-08-04 23:10:38

2024-08-04 23:10:38

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Stefanos Duskos became the sixth Olympic champion in the skiff rowing final at the Paris Olympic Games.

The Tokyo gold medalist fought hard for a medal and was in 3rd place for much of the race, but ran out of steam with 500 meters to go in a race full of twists and turns.
The gold medal was won by the German Oliver Scheidler (6:37.57), the silver by the Belarusian Yaucheni Zalati (6:42.96) and the bronze medal by Simon Van Dorp (6:44.72) from the Netherlands.
The skier from Ioannina was 4th in the 500m, with German Oliver Scheidler, Dutchman Simon Van Dorp and New Zealander Thomas Mackintosh in the top three. But Duskos picked up the pace, overtook the New Zealander and finished 3rd in the 1,000 meters of the wet track. Makintos persevered, however, counterattacked at that point and at 1,500 meters he had a small gap from Dusko, who is now 4th. In the final 500m, both Stefanos Duskos and Tomas McIntosh ran out of breath, with Duskos finishing last and the New Zealander second to last, with world champion (Belgrade 2023) and European champion (Szeged 2024) Oliver Scheidler trailing the same. time to his first Olympic medal, which turned out to be gold. Instead, the silver medal was lost to the Dutchman Simon Van Dorp after, although he was a consistent 2nd until the 1,500m, he saw Belarus’ Yaucheni Zalati make a terrific finish, passing one rower after another, including Stefanos Duskus and for that “silver” Olympian to emerge. Dutchman Simon Van Dorp eventually took the bronze medal.

Olympic gold medalist in our hearts

The Municipality of Ioannito declares that it is proud of Stefanos Dusko, giving the signal for the continuation of the effort.
“Stefanos Duskos was and remains an Olympic gold medalist in our hearts. Today he proved again that he belongs to the top rowers in the world. Stefan, thank you for everything. Continue with the ethos that distinguishes you, to be the example of the fighter on the way of the daily effort to achieve the goals. We will always stand by you. We are all proud of you!” he says.