Hartley crowned Africa’s best
Hartley claimed victories in the weekend’s K1 women 200m and K1 women 5 000m events.
ZULULAND’S golden girl Bridgitte Hartley was named African Canoe Federation Paddler of the Year for 2015 at a gala dinner held in Hillcrest on Sunday evening, bringing down the curtain on the 2016 ICF Canoe Sprint African Championships held at Shongweni Dam this past weekend.
The three days of racing saw team South Africa dominate the Continental Championships and 2016 Olympic Games qualifier’s proceedings, with the host nation going on to top the final medal standings with fifteen medals, twelve of which were gold.
Hartley claimed victories in the weekend’s K1 women 200m and K1 women 5 000m events.
Results
Countries – 1 South Africa, 2 Tunisia and 3 Senegal.
Women’s 200m K1 Final – 1 Bridgitte Hartley (South Africa) 43.70 seconds, 2 Abir Ben Ismail (Tunisia) 45.68 and 3 Menatalla Ali Ahmed (Egypt) 50.72.
Women’s 5000m K1 Final – 1 Bridgitte Hartley (South Africa) 19:31.89, 2 Abir Ben Ismail (Tunisia) 21:56.52 and 3 Combe Seck (Senegal) 23:10.93.
