Kazakhstan bags gold at 2022 ICF Junior Canoe Sprint World Champs
Kazakhstani Maria Brovkova won 1000 m gold at the 2022 ICF Junior Canoe Sprint World Championships in Hungary.
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She clocked 4:35.69 in the C1 women’s 1000 m heat I followed by Panna Gyore of Hungary finishing with a time of 4:37.76 and Beatrice Fernandez from Portugal clocking 4:38.66.
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