Sophia Jensen of Canada secured her first world title at the 2026 ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships in Poznań, Poland. The 24-year-old athlete from Chelsea, Que., emerged victorious in the women’s C1 500-meter final, posting a time of 2:00.78 to clinch the gold medal. Agnes Anna Kiss from Hungary claimed the silver medal with a time of 2:02.80, while the bronze medal went to Alena Nazdrova of Belarus, finishing in 2:04.80.
In addition to Jensen’s success, Brianna Hennessy from Ottawa also stood out by securing a bronze medal in the KL1 women’s 200m final, completing the race in 54.20 seconds. The gold medal in this event was won by Chilean Paralympic champion Katherinne Wollermann with a time of 52.23 seconds, followed by Maosan Xie from China who took the silver in 53.92 seconds.