At the U.S. Olympic trials in Montgomery, Evy Leibfarth wins a spot to represent USA in women's canoe slalom for the 2024 Paris Olympics this summer.
The U.S. Olympic Team trials for canoe and kayak slalom were held Saturday and Sunday at Montgomery Whitewater, a new artificial watersports complex near downtown Montgomery. Hundreds of curious Alabamians turned out for the event."It looks like a fun sport. Looks very tiring — you have to definitely be in shape," she said.
Nijhawan, 16, is from Colorado and said he does not expect to make the Olympic team this year —"but sometime in the next 10 years it would be amazing."Evy Leibfarth, 20, from Bryson City, N.C., had the fastest time in both kayak and canoe slalom events and was the only athlete among the nearly 70 who competed in Montgomery to secure an Olympic spot in the women's canoe slalom. The remaining spots for Team USA will be determined in Oklahoma City in two weeks.
Mayor Steven L. Reed said that hosting the U.S. Olympic trials speaks to"a pivot we want to make, to make sure that sports tourism is also a big part of what's happening here."
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