Sugar to continue pushing para canoe boundaries after sweet European Championships

23.08.2022 - 17:33 eurosport.com

Laura Sugar insists she will continue to push the para canoe boundaries after a sweet Sunday for Britain at the European Championships.

Para paddler Sugar claimed gold in the women's KL3 event by beating Nelia Barbosa and teammate Hope Gordon on the final day of action in Munich.

Ad Sugar, 31, competed as a sprinter at the 2016 Paralympic Games and won four European medals on the track before switching to canoeing in 2019.

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