Canada's Katie Vincent races to 3 gold medals on final day of sprint canoe worlds

Winning three gold medals on the final day of the world championships has become a tradition for Canadian sprint canoeist Katie Vincent.

The Mississauga, Ont., native raced to a trio of world titles at the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships on Sunday, topping the podium in the women's C1 500m, women's C1 5,000m and mixed C2 500m events in Duisburg, Germany — all non-Olympic disciplines.

The 27-year-old achieved the same feat last year on home waters, topping the world podium in three events on the final day of competition in Dartmouth, N.S.

"It's the perfect way to finish off the championships, and even though they are non-Olympic events they are still really competitive," Vincent said.

Canadians were on FIRE at the Canoe Sprint World Championships