HARLEN WINS SECOND MEDAL TO BRING 2024 JUNIOR AND U23 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TO A CLOSE


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 200Natalia Drobot – 2nd
W K1 500Kailey Harlen – 3rdM K1 500Luke Egger – 10th
W K2 500Natalia Drobot, Kailey Harlen – 1stM K2 500Fletcher Armstrong, Maguire Reid – 15th
W K4 500Alyssa Bailey, Claudia Bailey, Jasmine Locke, Caitlin Webber – 6thM K4 500Bailey Clues, Luke Egger, Jake Morris, Harry Taurins – 13th
W K1 1000Claudia Bailey – 18thM K1 1000Maguire Reid – 6th
Mixed K2Alyssa Bailey, Bailey Clues – 10th 
5km RelayJake Morris, Caitlin Webber – 11th

 

2024 CANOE SPRINT JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM

W K1 200Belle McBennett – DNF
W K1 500Jasmine Rayward – 7thM K1 500Ziah Peisker – 27th
M C1 500Maksym Gandziuk – 28th
W K2 500Olivia Clues, Belle McBennett – DNFM K2 500Kynan Burke, Michael Dunbar – 22nd
M K4 500Kynan Burke, Aiden Carberry, Michael Dunbar, Ziah Peisker – 13th
W K1 1000Jasmine Rayward – 9thM K1 1000Aiden Carberry – 28th
M C1 1000Maksym Gandziuk – 30th
Mixed K2Aiden Carberry, Olivia Clues – 13th M K2 1000Byron Diekmann, Aiden Hall – 13th
5km RelayByron Diekmann, Jasmine Rayward – 11th



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