Sergei Tarnovschi, 18, had a sensational performance in the second stage of the World Canoe-Kayak Cup held in the Czech Republic. He won the 500 m race where his brother Oleg Tarnovschi won bronze. In the 1 000 m race, Sergei Tarnovschi won silver, IPN reports.

The Tarnovschi brothers competed also in the 1 000 doubles and medaled in this race too. Moldovan pair Ilie Spranceanu - Oleg Nuta ranked eighth. The Moldovan canoeists are now to compete in the European Championship set to take place in Moscow on June 24-26.

Sergei Tarnovschi is for now the only Moldovan canoeist who qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.