Brilliant Performance: Kimberley Woods Claims Olympic Bronze

Kimberley Woods succeeded the bronze medal in the females’s kayak on day 2 of the Olympic Games, in Paris 2024. Kimberley put down a neat run of 98.94 seconds in the absolute to put herself in 2nd position after Jessica Fox.

With two oars to go, Klaudia Zwolinska from Poland rolled into the silver medal place and moved Woods into third position.

Reigning Olympic Champion Ricarda Funk was the latest to proceed, but a 50-second punishment took her out of opinion, to ensure the bronze and a foremost Olympic award for Woods.

It was the foremost Olympic award in the ladies’ K1 for Great Britain in Helen Reeves in Athens in the year 2004.

The sun reached out on daytime two of the canoe slalom occasions at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium. A technically demanding period saw many efforts to guide through the new arrangement of 23 gates. Behind ending 12th in the qualifying warmth, Woods moved into the semi-final with an exceptional boat rate and a neat run to register the quickest time of 99.87 seconds.

As the foremost competitor to go underneath 100 seconds, the 28-year-old confirmed her residence in a second Olympic personal kayak last, training in third position behind Germany’s Klaudia Zwolinska and Ricarda Funk from Poland.

Australia’s Jessica Fox

In the last, Australia’s Jessica Fox put the measure with a neat run of 96.08.

Woods, who ended in 10th position at the 2020 Tokyo Games, reached out of the unions fast, dealing with the complex gate 2 which witnessed so many oars out.

A fast withdrawal from gate 7 and to the upstream entrance 8 saw the Rugby Canoe Club in view for the awards.

A fast core and turning clean via 15 and 16, Kim had her calm superbly to battle back through the upstream entrance 17.

A powerful finish caught Woods into second position with an improved period of 98.94.

A nail-biting climax saw Zwolinska thrust into the silver trophy position. But a skipped gate 20 and 50-second punishment for Ricarda Funk, the final competitor in the practice, guaranteed a brilliant bronze trophy for Woods.

Talking after the last Kimberley Woods stated:

“It feels awesome to succeed in Olympic bronze. Learning all the challenging work I’ve set in, my trainer has placed. All the help from buddies, family, only everyone.

“I suppose so happy to have succeeded this award for Team GB.

“I didn’t understand how my time would pose as I tossed my paddle. But I did learn I’d set down a run I was pleased. I swim as who I like to be.

“There was a time of a tense wait. I couldn’t manage the last two oars and had my chair in my hands. I attended the public and my group covered me.

“I’ve earned a trophy around my neck and I’m so glad.

“It delivers I’ve got so much power. I’m so happy with who I’ve stood the last three years in Tokyo. Bringing to the last line and proud of the things together”.