The Ukrainian athlete won her third medal at the tournament.
Ukrainian canoeist Ludmila Luzan became a two-time world champion in rowing in Halifax, Canada.
Luzan took first place in the single canoe at a distance of 500 meters. The Ukrainian woman managed to overcome this distance in 2 minutes and 22.34 seconds and was ahead of Canadian Sophia Jensen by 0.87 seconds.
Women, single canoe, 500 meters
1. Lyudmila Luzan (Ukraine) – 2:22.34
2. Sofia Jensen (Canada) – +0.87
3. Maria Mailliard (Chile) – +2.09
For Luzan, this is already the second gold at the 2022 World Cup – she previously became the first in single canoe at a distance of 1000 meters. She also has a silver medal in the 500-meter canoe doubles tournament in a pair with Anastasia Chetverikova.
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