Paralympian Prachi Yadav made history for India by becoming the first canoeist from the country to win a World Cup medal when she bagged a bronze in the VL2 Women’s 200m in the Paracanoe World Cup held in Poznan, Poland.

• Prachi had become the first para-canoeist from the country to qualify for the Tokyo Paralympics last year.
• In March this year, she had bagged gold in VL2 200m at the Asian Canoe Sprint Championships in Thailand. 
• Seipel won the VL2 women’s 200m in 1:01.54 while Henessy finished in 1:01.58 in the final held. 

By: Brijesh Kumar