Taisiya Pospelova wins two Russian canoe slalom titles

Taisiya Pospelova won the women's single canoe and single kayak events at the Russian canoe slalom championships on October 9, RIA Novosti reported.

The championships are being held in Moscow Region. Anastasia Popova took silver in the women's single canoe, with Elina Garifyanova winning bronze.

Maria Sokolova placed second in the women's single kayak, followed by Alsu Minazova. Pospelova therefore won both individual classes reported on Friday.

Alexey Popov won the men's single canoe. Igor Mikhailov took silver and Alexander Kharlamtsev bronze.

Rostislav Ronzhin won the men's single kayak ahead of Nikita Gubenko and Sergei Maymistov. The championships continue through Sunday, October 11. These results cover the individual canoe and kayak competitions.