![Raman Piatrushenka, left, and Vadzim Makhneu, of Belarus, receive their gold medals after placing first in the men's K2 200m final at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships on Lake Banook Raman Piatrushenka, left, and Vadzim Makhneu, of Belarus, receive their gold medals after placing first in the men's K2 200m final at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships on Lake Banook](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2P864AP/from-left-to-right-taras-valko-vadzim-makhneu-dziamyan-turchyn-and-raman-piatrushenka-of-belarus-wave-to-the-crowd-after-receiving-their-gold-medals-for-placing-first-in-the-mens-k4-200m-final-at-the-2009-icf-canoe-sprint-world-championships-on-lake-banook-in-dartmouth-nova-scotia-sunday-aug-16-2009-ap-photothe-canadian-pressmike-dembeck-2P864AP.jpg)
Raman Piatrushenka, left, and Vadzim Makhneu, of Belarus, receive their gold medals after placing first in the men's K2 200m final at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships on Lake Banook
![Raman Piatrushenka, left, and Vadzim Makhneu, of Belarus, receive their gold medals after placing first in the men's K2 200m final at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships on Lake Banook Raman Piatrushenka, left, and Vadzim Makhneu, of Belarus, receive their gold medals after placing first in the men's K2 200m final at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships on Lake Banook](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NFGA8H/from-left-germanys-silver-medalist-tim-wieskotter-left-and-ronald-rauhe-spains-gold-medalist-carlos-perez-and-saul-craviotto-and-belarus-bronze-medalist-raman-piatrushenka-with-vadzim-makhneu-pose-on-the-podium-after-the-kayak-double-500m-mens-final-at-the-beijing-2008-olympics-saturday-aug-23-2008-ap-photokevork-djansezian-2NFGA8H.jpg)
Raman Piatrushenka, left, and Vadzim Makhneu, of Belarus, receive their gold medals after placing first in the men's K2 200m final at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships on Lake Banook
![Raman Piatrushenka, left, and Vadzim Makhneu, of Belarus, receive their gold medals after placing first in the men's K2 200m final at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships on Lake Banook Raman Piatrushenka, left, and Vadzim Makhneu, of Belarus, receive their gold medals after placing first in the men's K2 200m final at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships on Lake Banook](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2P8649C/raman-piatrushenka-left-and-vadzim-makhneu-of-belarus-receive-their-gold-medals-after-placing-first-in-the-mens-k2-200m-final-at-the-2009-icf-canoe-sprint-world-championships-on-lake-banook-in-dartmouth-nova-scotia-sunday-aug-16-2009-ap-photothe-canadian-pressmike-dembeck-2P8649C.jpg)
Raman Piatrushenka, left, and Vadzim Makhneu, of Belarus, receive their gold medals after placing first in the men's K2 200m final at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships on Lake Banook
![Taras Valko, center, from Belarus, celebrates with teammates Raman Piatrushenka, left, and Dziamyan Turchyn, right, following their first-place finish in the K4 men 200m final at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Taras Valko, center, from Belarus, celebrates with teammates Raman Piatrushenka, left, and Dziamyan Turchyn, right, following their first-place finish in the K4 men 200m final at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2P864D8/taras-valko-center-from-belarus-celebrates-with-teammates-raman-piatrushenka-left-and-dziamyan-turchyn-right-following-their-first-place-finish-in-the-k4-men-200m-final-at-the-2009-icf-canoe-sprint-world-championships-on-lake-banook-in-dartmouth-nova-scotia-sunday-aug-16-2009-ap-photothe-canadian-pressadrian-wyld-2P864D8.jpg)
Taras Valko, center, from Belarus, celebrates with teammates Raman Piatrushenka, left, and Dziamyan Turchyn, right, following their first-place finish in the K4 men 200m final at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World
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![From right, Belarus' Raman Piatrushenka, Aliaksei Abalmasau, Artur Litvinchuk and Vadzim Makhneu react after taking the gold in the Kayak four 1000m men's final at Beijing 2008 Olympics, Friday Aug. 22, 2008. ( From right, Belarus' Raman Piatrushenka, Aliaksei Abalmasau, Artur Litvinchuk and Vadzim Makhneu react after taking the gold in the Kayak four 1000m men's final at Beijing 2008 Olympics, Friday Aug. 22, 2008. (](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2nfgd7p/from-right-belarus-raman-piatrushenka-aliaksei-abalmasau-artur-litvinchuk-and-vadzim-makhneu-react-on-podium-after-taking-the-gold-in-the-kayak-four-1000m-mens-final-at-beijing-2008-olympics-friday-aug-22-2008-ap-photo-kirsty-wigglesworth-2nfgd7p.jpg)