Up-and-coming talent Kailey Harlen added a second medal to her personal tally when she won bronze overnight at the 2024 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships.
Racing on the final day of competition, Harlen finished third amongst a tough field in the Women’s U23 K1 500, earning herself her second World Championships medal in as many days.
Harlen was thrilled to claim the individual medal after also winning gold the day before with K2 teammate, Natalia Drobot.
“I think I just zoned out from what was going on around me and trusted the process, I felt a strange sense of calm,” said Harlen after the race.
“I wasn’t focused on the outcome, I just went out there and focused on delivering the best race I could.
“I couldn’t have been more stoked when I crossed the line,” she said.
It’s been a big week for the Australian paddler, with the event offering five days of competition.
“This week has been better than I could have imagined,” said Harlen.
“This is my last under-23 competition so to finish it off like this is just insane.
“I couldn’t have done it without all the support so thank you to everyone both here and at home.”
Harlen’s U23 K1 500 bronze capped off a strong Junior and U23 World Championships campaign for Australia, which saw numerous top 10 results and medals in three events.
To view a full list of results from the 2024 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships, click here.
2024 CANOE SPRINT U23 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM
| W K1 200 | Natalia Drobot – 2nd | ||
| W K1 500 | Kailey Harlen – 3rd | M K1 500 | Luke Egger – 10th |
| W K2 500 | Natalia Drobot, Kailey Harlen – 1st | M K2 500 | Fletcher Armstrong, Maguire Reid – 15th |
| W K4 500 | Alyssa Bailey, Claudia Bailey, Jasmine Locke, Caitlin Webber – 6th | M K4 500 | Bailey Clues, Luke Egger, Jake Morris, Harry Taurins – 13th |
| W K1 1000 | Claudia Bailey – 18th | M K1 1000 | Maguire Reid – 6th |
| Mixed K2 | Alyssa Bailey, Bailey Clues – 10th | ||
| 5km Relay | Jake Morris, Caitlin Webber – 11th |
2024 CANOE SPRINT JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM
| W K1 200 | Belle McBennett – DNF | ||
| W K1 500 | Jasmine Rayward – 7th | M K1 500 | Ziah Peisker – 27th |
| M C1 500 | Maksym Gandziuk – 28th | ||
| W K2 500 | Olivia Clues, Belle McBennett – DNF | M K2 500 | Kynan Burke, Michael Dunbar – 22nd |
| M K4 500 | Kynan Burke, Aiden Carberry, Michael Dunbar, Ziah Peisker – 13th | ||
| W K1 1000 | Jasmine Rayward – 9th | M K1 1000 | Aiden Carberry – 28th |
| M C1 1000 | Maksym Gandziuk – 30th | ||
| Mixed K2 | Aiden Carberry, Olivia Clues – 13th | M K2 1000 | Byron Diekmann, Aiden Hall – 13th |
| 5km Relay | Byron Diekmann, Jasmine Rayward – 11th |
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