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.Vincent-Lapointe finished third in her semifinal round earlier Thursday and won her qualifying heat Wednesday, putting her in a strong position to earn a place on the medal podium.
Olympics medal count: Here’s who won the most medals during the Tokyo Games 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 with more than a decade spent as one of the top women.