Canadian canoeist Brianna Hennessy raced to a Paralympic silver medal in the women’s va’a single 200-metre VL2 final on Saturday.
The 39-year-old from Ottawa finished behind defending champion Emma Wiggs of Great Britain with a time of one minute 00.12 seconds at Vaires-sur-Marne Stadium.
It’s Hennessy’s first career Paralympic medal.
Wiggs held off the Canadian to capture gold in 58.88, while Australia’s Susan Seipel claimed bronze (1:01.39).
Hennessy will also compete in the semifinals of the women’s kayak single 200m KL1 on Sunday at 4 a.m. ET after finishing fourth in her heat on Friday in 59.02.
Hennessy has also represented Canada in wheelchair rugby. She was a member of Canada’s historic women’s wheelchair rugby team that placed third at the 2023 Women’s Cup in France — the first all-female international wheelchair rugby tournament.
Canada now has 25 medals at these Games — nine gold, eight silver, eight bronze.
Fellow Canadian Erica Scarff will compete in the women’s 200m VL3 medal race at 6:36 a.m. ET, with live streaming coverage available on CBC Gem, the Paris 2024 website and the Paris 2024 mobile app.
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CBC Sports’ Shireen Ahmed highlights the inspiring journey of Canadian paracanoeist and wheelchair rugby player Brianna Hennessy.
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