- Rugby kayaker gets bronze after Ricarda Funk mistake
- ‘I’ve been paddling 20 years and finally have a medal’
Kimberley Woods’ Olympic bronze medal-winning redemption took less than 150 seconds to confirm, but the wait felt like an eternity for the Rugby kayaker.
The 28-year-old, who three summers ago in Tokyo was distraught after incurring 56sec of penalties for a bottom finish in her maiden Olympic final, was in third position with only one competitor left who could knock her off the Paris podium – the defending champion, Ricarda Funk, the fastest finisher from the afternoon’s semi-finals.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/28/its-finally-me-kimberley-woods-joy-after-claiming-first-olympic-medal
Author : PA Media
Publish date : 2024-07-28 20:01:00
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