Canada wins silver in women’s C-1 200m
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Laurence Vincent-Lapointe, of Canada, reacts after competing in the canoe sprint women's C-1 200m A finals at the Tokyo Summer Olympics. Vincent-Lapointe finished second to win the silver medal. The 29-year-old paddler from Trois-Rivieres, Que., finished the sprint in a time of 46.786 seconds, behind American Nevin Harrison.
The Canadian canoeist has won silver in the final of the women’s C-1 200-metre race at Sea Forest Waterway.Story continues below advertisement American Nevin Harrison took the gold with a time of 45.932, while Ukraine’s Liudmyla Luzan claimed bronze.A dominant canoeing force for more than a decade, Vincent-Lapointe had to wait for the sport’s international federation and the International Olympic Committee to make room for women to race at the Olympics.
That finally happened in Japan, but Vincent-Lapointe also had to fight to clear her name following an “adverse analytical finding” during an out-of-competition drug test two years ago.Follow topics and authors relevant to your reading interests.feed daily, and never miss an article. Access your Following feed from your account menu at the top right corner of every page.
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