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Sugar adds Euro gold to world and Paralympic titles

Sugar adds Euro gold to world and Paralympic titles

BBC News22-06-2025
Welsh Para-canoeist Laura Sugar has added the KL3 European title to her Olympic and World Championship crowns.The 34-year-old achieved the feat for Great Britain at the ECA Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe European Championships in Racice, Czechia.Sugar beat French rival Nelia Barbossa by 1.747 seconds while Spain's Maria Jimenez won bronze and previous title-holder Araceli Menduina, also of Spain, was fifth.Sugar secured a hat-trick of world titles at the Para-canoe World Championships in Duisburg, Germany in 2023.The following year, she added Paralympic gold in Paris, again defending her status.
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