Wednesday’s event was special for Haley Daniels, who was among a group of athletes who fought for years for women’s canoe to be included in the Olympic Games
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As an Olympic canoeist and her parent head to Tokyo, both are fulfilling lifelong dreams and breaking barriers Kimberly has been an international slalom judge since 2009, and is a course judge in Tokyo. They’d talked on the phone the previous evening about the potential for distraction. “The reason we chose to scream together from the rooftops is because we believe it is important to live as our true authentic selves and own who we are,” Haley wrote.“Our family has never settled for mediocrity. We always strive for excellence in everything we do. I have been fighting for gender equality for most of my career and now my dad is a transgender woman.”
Canada is a gold-medal threat in women’s sprint canoe. Laurence Vincent Lapointe is a 13-time world champion, while Katie Vincent recently edged the veteran at the Canadian trials. The two also have a pair of world titles together in the C-2 500 metres.
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