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Day 1
Great Britain kickstarted their campaign at the World Championships with an impressive three medals from the first four events .
Mallory Franklin , Kimberley Woods and late call up Ellis Miller , stormed to gold in the women ’ s canoe team competition .
Franklin and Woods were back on the water an hour later to claim bronze in the women ’ s kayak team event with World Championship debutant Phoebe Spicer .
Adam Burgess , Ryan Westley and James Kettle took an impressive silver in the men ’ s canoe team in between the women ’ s medals .
Day 2
Day two was all about qualification for the semi-finals of the individual women ’ s and men ’ s canoe events .
Four British athletes - Mallory Franklin , Kimberley Woods , Adam Burgess and Ryan Westley all progressed , while Ellis Miller and James Kettle missed out in their first World Championships .
Away from the course , Dame Katherine Grainger and sports minister Stuart Andrew , joined British Canoeing ’ s Ben Seal , Head of Access and Environment , for a paddling session on the lake .
Dame Katherine spoke passionately about the value of sport , but also discussed the ongoing issue surrounding pollution in our rivers and how it affects athletes .
Katherine and Ben were both interviewed by BBC News during the World Championships .
Meanwhile , children were trying paddling for the first time on the lake . By the end of the week about a 1,000 youngsters had been out in the water .
Canoe Focus Late Summer 2023