Mr England Jack Eyers adds silver to Britain’s Paralympic canoe haul
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Mr England Jack Eyers adds silver to Britain’s Paralympic canoe haul

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former Mr England Jack Eyers continued his journey from catwalk to canoe by clinching silver on his Paralympic debut in Paris. Charlotte Henshaw and Emma Wiggs earlier delivered a British one-two with gold and silver in the women’s KL2 kayak before Laura Sugar retained the women’s KL3 title. I’ve now completed the set with Europeans, world cup, world championships and now Paralympics Jack Eyers Eyers said: “It was pretty epic. In a repeat of the result in Japan, former swimmer Henshaw outshone team-mate Wiggs, powering over the line in a Paralympic record of 49.07 secs to win by 2.49 secs and secure her second gold in Paris following Saturday’s triumph in the VL3 va’a.

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