Congrats to our sportsmen and women

SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč congratulated the sportsmen from the Military Sports Centre Dukla Banská Bystrica (MSC DBB) on winning the medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championship, taking place in the American town of Deep Creek. The new world champions in men’s C1 became Michal Martikán and Alexander Slafkovský from the MSC DBB, and Matej Beňuš from the SVK Interior Ministry’s State Sports Representation Centre. The silver medal in men’s C2 went to the teams composed of Ján Bátik and Tomáš Kučera, brothers Peter and Pavol Hochschorner, and cousins Ladislav and Peter Škantár. The bronze medal in women’s K1 was gained by the team of Elena Kaliská, Jana Dukátová and Kristína Nevařilová. An excellent 4th place in men’s K1 was taken by the MSC DBB competitors – Martin Halčin and Ján Šajbidor, and Matúš Hujsa from the SVK Ministry of Interior’s State Sports Representation Centre.