Harrison dominates women's canoe single 200m at Tokyo Olympics

Source: Xinhua| 2021-08-05 11:19:03|Editor: huaxia

Nevin Harrison of the United States reacts after the women's canoe single 200m final of canoe sprint at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 5, 2021. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

TOKYO, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Nevin Harrison of the United States, 19, became the third female paddler to win an Olympic gold medal as a teenager by dominating women's canoe single 200m here on Thursday at the Tokyo Olympics.

The American clocked 45.932 seconds for the gold, beating Laurence Vincent-Lapointe of Canada by more than eight tenths of a second.

Liudmyla Luzan of Ukraine took the bronze in 47.034 seconds. Enditem

 

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