Brianna Hennessy finished first in her heats of the Single 200M - VL2 at Vaires-sur-Marne Stadium at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France on September 6, 2024. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, CANADIAN PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE, Michael P. Hall)
Canada's para canoeist Brianna Hennessy has won a silver medal at the Paralympic Games.
The 39-year-old from Ottawa was second in the women's 200-metre sprint in a canoe that has a support float and is propelled with a single-blade paddle.
Hennessy earned the first Paralympic medal of her career.
She finished just over a second behind gold medallist Emma Wiggs of Britain.
Hennessy was a silver medallist in the last three straight world championships in the event.
She suffered paralysis when she was struck by a car in Toronto in 2014 at the age of 30.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 7, 2024.
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