Canada wins silver in 1st ever women’s single canoe sprint at Tokyo Olympics – National

Canada’s Laurence Vincent-Lapointe won the silver medal in the first ever Olympic women’s 200-metre single canoe sprint event in Tokyo on Thursday.

Nevin Harrison of the United States took the gold while Liudmyla Luzan of Ukraine nabbed bronze in the historic final. Fellow Canadian Katie Vincent finished last in the race.

The Tokyo Games are the first to include women in the canoe sprint events. Women have been relegated to the kayak races in previous Summer Games.

Vincent-Lapointe came into these Olympics as one of the top women athletes in canoe sprint. The Quebec native has claimed gold in multiple world championships, World Cups and Pan American championships.

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