2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Women's C-2 500 metres explained

Event:	Women's C-2 500 metres
Championship:	2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
Dates:	16–18 September
Venue:	Lake Bagsværd
Location:	Copenhagen, Denmark
Competitors:	28
Nations:	14
Win Value:	1:55.85
Gold:	Liudmyla Luzan Anastasiia Chetverikova
Gold Nation:	UKR
Silver:	Alena Nazdrova Nadzeya Makarchanka
Silver Nation:	BLR
Bronze:	Yarisleidis Cirilo Katherin Nuevo
Bronze Nation:	CUB
Prev:	2019
Next:	2022

The women's C-2 500 metres competition at the 2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen took place on Lake Bagsværd.^[1]

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[2]

Date	Time	Round
Thursday 16 September 2021	10:00	Heats
	16:35	Semifinal
style=background:lemonchiffon	Saturday 18 September 2021	style=background:lemonchiffon	11:08	style=background:lemonchiffon	Final

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Results

Heats

The fastest three boats in each heat advanced directly to the final.
The next four fastest boats in each heat, plus the fastest remaining boat advanced to the semifinal.^{[3] [4]}

Heat 1

Rank	Canoeists	Country	Time	Notes
1	Liudmyla Luzan Anastasiia Chetverikova		2:00.63
2	Alena Nazdrova Nadzeya Makarchanka		2:00.87
3	Sylwia Szczerbińska Aleksandra Jacewicz		2:02.01
4	Yarisleidis Cirilo Katherin Nuevo		2:03.26
5	Arina Khozhainova Daria Kharchenko	RCF	2:05.11
6	Martina Malíková Jana Zetek		2:21.80
7	Daniela Cociu Maria Olărașu		2:25.40

Heat 2

Rank	Canoeists	Country	Time	Notes
1	Virág Balla Kincső Takács		2:03.70
2	Anna Cyr Sophia Jensen		2:03.93
3	Antía Otero Antía Jácome		2:05.37
4	Laura Ruiz Eugénie Dorange		2:06.70
5	Karen Roco María Mailliard		2:07.00
6	Bethany Gill Afton Fitzhenry		2:11.42
–	Li Wei Li Qi

Semifinal

The fastest three boats advanced to the final.^[5]

Rank	Canoeists	Country	Time	Notes
1	Yarisleidis Cirilo Katherin Nuevo		2:04.44
2	Daniela Cociu Maria Olărașu		2:05.36
3	Arina Khozhainova Daria Kharchenko	RCF	2:05.58
4	Karen Roco María Mailliard		2:06.53
5	Laura Ruiz Eugénie Dorange		2:07.07
6	Bethany Gill Afton Fitzhenry		2:09.24
7	Martina Malíková Jana Zetek		2:14.00

Final

Competitors raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.^[6]

Rank	Canoeists	Country	Time
	Liudmyla Luzan Anastasiia Chetverikova		1:55.85
	Alena Nazdrova Nadzeya Makarchanka		1:57.12
	Yarisleidis Cirilo Katherin Nuevo		1:57.70
4	Virág Balla Kincső Takács		1:57.77
5	Sylwia Szczerbińska Aleksandra Jacewicz		1:58.74
6	Anna Cyr Sophia Jensen		1:58.92
7	Arina Khozhainova Daria Kharchenko	RCF	2:01.08
8	Antía Otero Antía Jácome		2:01.19
9	Daniela Cociu Maria Olărașu		2:03.02

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Spectator guide. ICF. 25 September 2021.
2. Web site: 2021 ICF CANOE SPRINT & PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TIME TABLE & RESULTS. Spotfokus . 25 September 2021.
3. Web site: 2021 ICF CANOE SPRINT & PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS C2 Women 500m - 1st Heat. Spotfokus. 25 September 2021.
4. Web site: 2021 ICF CANOE SPRINT & PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS C2 Women 500m - 2nd Heat. Spotfokus. 25 September 2021.
5. Web site: 2021 ICF CANOE SPRINT & PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS C2 Women 500m - 1st Semi-final. Spotfokus. 25 September 2021.
6. Web site: 2021 ICF CANOE SPRINT & PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS C2 Women 500m - Final A. Spotfokus. 25 September 2021.