China Dominates Women’s Canoe Double 500m, Secures Olympic Title with Record Performance

China’s Xu Shixiao and Sun Mengya successfully defended their Olympic title in the women’s canoe double 500m event on Friday, setting an Olympic-best time. 

The pair, who also claimed gold in Tokyo three years prior, completed the race in 1:52.81, narrowly missing the world record held by Canada’s Laurence Vincent Lapointe and Katie Vincent.

Xu and Sun delivered a commanding performance from the start, securing their victory with ease. 

In a closely contested race for silver, Ukraine’s Liudmyla Luzan and Anastasiia Rybachok edged out Canada’s Vincent and Sloan Mackenzie by a mere 0.06 seconds in a dramatic photo finish.

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