Canoeists Taras Mishchuk and Dmyrtro Yanchuk won bronze medal in C2 1000 m final at the Games of XXXIst Olympiade despite unfavourable weather and wind’s direction.

The duet scored 3:45.949 min.

Sergey Bubka, Ukraine NOC President and IOC Executive Board member, congratulated Taras and Dmytro, as well as their coaches, appreciating their competitive spirit and well-planned preparation.