Canada’s Sophia Jensen secured her first-ever world title on Saturday at the 2026 ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships in Poznań, Poland. The 24-year-old athlete from Chelsea, Que., triumphed in the women’s C1 500-meter final, crossing the finish line in 2 minutes and 0.78 seconds to clinch the gold medal. Hungary’s Agnes Anna Kiss claimed the silver medal with a time of 2:02.80, while Belarusian Alena Nazdrova took home the bronze in 2:04.80.

Adding to Canada’s success, Brianna Hennessy from Ottawa secured a bronze medal in the KL1 women’s 200m final, clocking in at 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 China’s Maosan Xie who secured the silver with a time of 53.92 seconds.