Canada’s Laurence Vincent-Lapointe took home silver at the Tokyo Olympics for the 200-metre canoe sprint
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Laurence Vincent-Lapointe, of Canada, reacts while wearing her silver medal after competing in the canoe sprint women's C-1 200m A finals at the Tokyo Summer Olympics. The 29-year-old paddler from Trois-Rivieres, Que., finished the sprint in a time of 46.786 seconds, behind American Nevin Harrison.In the whirlwind of it all, Laurence Vincent-Lapointe needed to sit down.
“It’s so relieving and exciting, and it’s just crazy. After all I went through, it’s just the peak,” said Vincent-Lapointe from Trois-Riviers, Que. “I know I have like 13 times world championship titles, but this silver title at the Games is so different.” A 2019 doping test found traces of the banned steroid ligandrol in her system. It kept her out of the 2019 world championships, making way for American teenager Harrison to win her first world title.
Women also made their Olympic debut in canoe slalom earlier in the Games, contending on the rapids of an artificial whitewater course in Tokyo. There are equal number of canoe and kayak races for the genders in Tokyo. It’s part of widespread efforts across sports to balance the ratio of male and female athletes at the Olympics. Nearly 49 per cent of the 11,000 athletes in Tokyo are women – up from 45.6 per cent five years ago in Rio.
“I mean it’s been turbulent for both of us. I think we’ve stuck with each other the whole way,” said Vincent, a 25-year old from Mississauga, Ont. “I’m just proud of her and hoping we can carry that momentum into the C2.”
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