Katie Vincent, Laurence Vincent-Lapointe win gold at Canoe Sprint worlds
Canadians defend title in women's C2 500-metre event
Canada's Katie Vincent and Laurence Vincent-Lapointe continued their medal haul on the final day of competition at the Canoe Sprint world championships in Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal, on Sunday.
Click on the video player below to watch Canada defend its title:
The Canadian duo successfully defended their title in the women's C2 500-metre event, capturing gold in one minute 56.395 seconds, more than two seconds ahead of their closest competitor.
MEDAL ALERT 🥇🔥<br><br>Katie Vincent and Laurence Vincent Lapointe are WORLD CHAMPION AGAIN 🍁<br><br>Claiming their WORLD title once again in the Women's C2 500m 🌍🔥🥇<br><br>Congratulations ladies, well deserved! // Félicitation les filles, on est fiers de vous! 🤩<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WePaddle?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WePaddle</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NousPagayons?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NousPagayons</a> <a href="https://t.co/Sm7yygl8Un">pic.twitter.com/Sm7yygl8Un</a>
—@CanoeKayakCANHungary's Virág Balla and Kincso Takács picked up silver (1:58.632) while Belarus' Nadzeya Makarchanka and Volha Klimava rounded out the podium (2:00.485).
Vincent-Lapointe wasn't finished as she would later add another gold medal in the women's C1 5000. The Trois-Rivières, Que., native finished the race in a time of 27:43.020 ahead of Germany's Annika Loske by nearly 10 seconds. Chile's Maria Mailliard took home bronze with a time of 27:59.547.
Click on the video player to watch Vincent-Lapointe add to her tally:
The win gave Vincent-Lapointe her third gold medal of this year's world championships while Vincent leaves with three medals overall.
MEDAL ALERT 🥇🍁<br><br>Laurence Vincent Lapointe won't leave WORLDS 🌍 with 2️⃣ but 3️⃣ World Championships GOLD🥇 medals as she win a 13th title just now in the C1 5000M race! // Jamais 2️⃣ sans 3️⃣ pour la Canadienne!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WePaddle?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WePaddle</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ShePaddleWell?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ShePaddleWell</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NousPagayons?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NousPagayons</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EllePagayeMieux?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EllePagayeMieux</a> <a href="https://t.co/MovBHyFBwb">pic.twitter.com/MovBHyFBwb</a>
—@CanoeKayakCAN