21 Female Athletes We Hope to Watch at the Tokyo Olympics
21 Incredible Female Athletes We Want to Watch at Tokyo 2021
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Sport: Canoe
Country: USA
At 17, Nevin Harrison became the first American to bring home a world championship medal in a sprint canoe event, nabbing gold in the 200m in 2019. Canoe and kayak are the two "paddling" sports, and at the Tokyo Olympics, women's canoe will be making its debut. Since no American woman has ever won a kayak medal, Harrison has a good chance of being the first female US paddler to earn a place on the Olympic podium. She also has four national titles and a gold from the Pan-American Games — not bad for a former sprinter who only started paddling after an injury ended her running career.