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VAIRES-SUR-MARNE, France — American Nevin Harrison came within a photo finish of winning her second straight Olympic gold medal in the women's canoe sprint 200-meter event. Katie Vincent of Canada edged her in a world-best 44.12 seconds. Harrison's time was 44.13 — significantly better than the time she posted when she won the inaugural event in Tokyo at age 19. Harrison had struggled the past few years, but she knew she was back in top form when she posted the fastest qualifying time of 45.70 seconds.
