Messias Baptista wins European silver in Montemor-o-Velho after final decided by milliseconds
Messias Baptista won the silver medal at the European Canoe Sprint Championships in Montemor-o-Velho this Sunday, June 14, finishing second in the K1 200m final in a race decided by mere milliseconds. The Portuguese canoeist reaffirmed his place among the continental elite, finishing in 34.178 seconds, just 75 milliseconds behind Spain's Carlos Arévalo. Despite the success, Baptista expressed mixed feelings after narrowly missing out on medals in the K2 and K4 500m team events.





















