Prachi Yadav Para Canoeing Final, Paris Paralympics Highlights: Indian Finishes Last

Welcome to the live coverage of the final of the women's Va'a single 200m VL2 Canoeing Final at the Paris Paralympics where India's Prachi Yadav will be in action.

Prachi Yadav, born on May 29, 1995, in Gwalior, is a notable Paracanoe athlete. She made history by becoming the first Indian to qualify for the Summer Paralympics at the 2020 Tokyo Games. In the 2022 Paralympic World Cup, she won a bronze medal.

Prachi was honored with the Vikram Award by the Government of Madhya Pradesh in 2020 and received the prestigious Arjuna Award from the Indian Government in 2023.

She began her Para canoe career in 2018, although her athletic journey started earlier in 2007 in swimming.

And that's a disappointment for India as Prachi Yadav could not make it! She finishes eighth, that is the last in the final of the para canoe women’s VL2 200m Final A with a timing of 1:08.55.

Emma Wiggs of Great Britain leads the final with a timing of 58.88s. Brianna Hennessy (1:00.12) Brianna of Canada is at second and Australia’s Susan Seipel (1:01.39) has claimed the third spot.