Greetings to Russian athletes, winners of the 2024 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Samarkand, Uzbekistan 2024-08-25 19:00:00 Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the winners of the 2024 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Samarkand, Uzbekistan: Zakhar Petrov, Ivan Dmitriyev, Alexei Korovashkov, Ivan Shtyl, Yekaterina Shlyapnikova, Svetlana Chernigovskaya, Anastasiya Dolgova, and Sofia Shtil. The message reads, in part: “I am happy to congratulate you on your outstanding performance at the World Championships, where you won gold medals in canoeing and kayaking in non-Olympic disciplines. I also want to extend my congratulations to Zakhar Petrov and Yekaterina Shlyapnikova on winning two gold medals. Such impressive and well-deserved success is a testament to your skill and team cohesion. It is also a significant contribution to the rich traditions of our national canoeing and kayaking school.”