Staffordshire canoe star enjoys Olympic delight
Stone canoeing star Adam Burgess described the “best experience of his life” after setting the second fastest time in Saturday’s men’s singles qualifying at Paris 2024.
The 32-year-old, who missed out on a medal by a fraction of a second in Tokyo three summers ago, sounded warning of his potential to go even better this time around.
Burgess set a time of 90.87 seconds on his opening run and followed it with a clean second run of 95.08 to cruise into Monday afternoon’s semi-finals.
Asked how he had felt performing at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium, he replied: "It feels great. Honestly, that first run was easily the best experience of my life.
