Moldova has won a medal at Rio Olimpics.

Serghei Tarnovschi has won a bronze medal in the canoe single 1000m competition. The Moldovan athlete has recorded the result of 4.854 minutes.

Tarnovschi had won at photo-finish against the Russian athlete Ilia Stokalov, who got fourth.

The gold medal was won by the german Sebastian Brendel, and the Brazilian athlete Isaquias Queiroz got the silver.

As a gift for this success, Tarnovschi will receive 2 million lei from the Government.