Canoeists Doktor, Heller lose chance to qualify for Olympic Games

Canoeist Martin Doktor and fellow team-mate Jiří Heller have missed their opportunity to qualify for the Summer Olympics in Beijing, coming last in the men’s double canoe event in Milan on Saturday. Doktor, a gold-medal holder from the Games in Atlanta in 1996, is now expected to announce his retirement from the sport.

Author: Jan Velinger