2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Women's VL2 explained

Event:	Women's VL2
Championship:	2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
Dates:	23–25 August
Venue:	Sportpark Duisburg
Location:	Duisburg, Germany
Competitors:	11
Nations:	11
Win Value:	57.100
Gold:	Emma Wiggs
Gold Nation:	GBR
Silver:	Brianna Hennessy
Silver Nation:	CAN
Bronze:	Susan Seipel
Bronze Nation:	AUS
Prev:	2022

The women's VL2 competition at the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg took place at Sportpark Duisburg.

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Wednesday 23 August 2023	10:45	Heats
Friday 25 August 2023	9:25	Semifinal
style=background:lemonchiffon	Friday 25 August 2023	style=background:lemonchiffon	16:52	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 two fastest boats in each heat, plus the fastest remaining boat advanced to the semifinal.^{[2] [3]}

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Country	Time	Notes
1	Emma Wiggs		56.002
2	Débora Benevides		1:01.099
3	Katharina Bauernschmidt		1:01.129
4	Irodakhon Rustamova		1:03.113
5	Inés Felipe		1:06.636
6	Saki Komatsu		1:09.210

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Country	Time	Notes
1	Brianna Hennessy		58.040
2	Susan Seipel		58.051
3	Prachi Yadav		1:01.991
4	Dalma Boldizsar		1:08.755
5	Irina Shafir		1:14.012

Semifinal

The fastest three boats advanced to the final.^[4]

Rank	Name	Country	Time	Notes
1	Irodakhon Rustamova		1:04.406
2	Saki Komatsu		1:09.785
3	Dalma Boldizsar		1:10.012
4	Inés Felipe		1:10.734
5	Irina Shafir		1:13.459

Final

Competitors raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.^[5]

Rank	Name	Country	Time
	Emma Wiggs		57.100
	Brianna Hennessy		58.766
	Susan Seipel		59.232
4	Prachi Yadav		1:02.190
5	Débora Benevides		1:02.366
6	Katharina Bauernschmidt		1:02.627
7	Irodakhon Rustamova		1:04.636
8	Saki Komatsu		1:10.261
9	Dalma Boldizsar		1:10.471

Notes and References

1. Web site: ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships 2023 Schedule . kanuduisburg.de . 14 September 2023 . 26 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230826024541/http://results.imas-sport.com/kanuduisburg/regatta.php?competition=wettkampf_277 . live .
2. Web site: VL2 Women 200m - Heat 1 . kanuduisburg.de . 14 September 2023 . 29 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230929180917/http://results.imas-sport.com/kanuduisburg/race.php?competition=wettkampf_277&race_id=122#oben . live .
3. Web site: VL2 Women 200m - Heat 2 . kanuduisburg.de . 14 September 2023 . 29 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230929175949/http://results.imas-sport.com/kanuduisburg/race.php?competition=wettkampf_277&race_id=123#oben . live .
4. Web site: VL2 Women 200m - Semi-final . kanuduisburg.de . 14 September 2023 . 29 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230929172753/http://results.imas-sport.com/kanuduisburg/race.php?competition=wettkampf_277&race_id=157#oben . live .
5. Web site: VL2 Women 200m - Final . kanuduisburg.de . 14 September 2023 . 26 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230826024544/http://results.imas-sport.com/kanuduisburg/race.php?competition=wettkampf_277&race_id=190#oben . live .