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Germany Adds Second Team Silver as Funk Tops K1 Qualifying in Penrith

Funk will stick with her Paris paddle after resolving a training‑breakage delay.

Overview

  • Ricarda Funk, Elena Lilik and Emily Apel took silver in the women's kayak team race, finishing 3.26 seconds behind the Czech Republic, with Slovenia third.
  • A day earlier, Elena Lilik, Andrea Herzog and Nele Bayn secured silver in the women's canoe team event, also behind the Czech team.
  • Funk qualified first for the K1 semifinal scheduled for Friday, with Lilik advancing in 17th and Stefan Hengst progressing in 22nd among the men.
  • Noah Hegge and Emily Apel were eliminated from the individual events after 50‑second penalties for incorrect gate negotiation, placing 68th and 48th.
  • Germany did not field a men's team in the group event due to Hannes Aigner's injury-related withdrawal, leaving the squad one boat short.