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Whitewater sports: Poland’s Zwolińska wins second world title in Australia

03.10.2025 12:30
Poland’s Klaudia Zwolińska won the women’s K1 title at the Canoe Slalom World Championships in Australia on Friday, claiming her second gold medal in as many days.
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Polands Klaudia Zwolińska in action during the womens kayak final at the Canoe Slalom World Championships in Australia on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025.
Poland's Klaudia Zwolińska in action during the women's kayak final at the Canoe Slalom World Championships in Australia on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025.Photo: EPA/DAN HIMBRECHTS

The 26-year-old paddler delivered a flawless run to finish in 100.32 seconds, Polish state news agency PAP reported.

Britain’s Kimberley Woods took silver, 1.77 seconds behind, while Australia’s Kate Eckhardt earned bronze, 3.52 seconds back.

On Thursday, Zwolińska grabbed the gold in the women’s C1, beating Alsu Minazova, a Russian competing under a neutral flag, and Brazil’s Ana Sátila.

Zwolińska, the Olympic silver medalist in the K1 kayak slalom competition at last year’s Paris Games, also won K1 bronze at the 2023 world championships.

She is scheduled to compete in the kayak cross at the Penrith Whitewater Centre near Sydney on Saturday.

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Source: IAR, PAP

Click on the audio player above to hear a report by Michał Owczarek.