Results - 2015 ICF PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (INCLUDING PARALYMPIC GAMES QUALIFICATION)

Biography

Larisa VOLIK

Athlete entered in:
Women's 200m KL3 SENIOR
Women's 200m VL3 SENIOR

OTHER SPORTS:		Before Paracanoe, she was a member of the national athletics team (javelin throw, discus throw, shot put). Bronze medalist at the 2012 London Paralympic Games in javelin throw.
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:		Changed Athletics to Paracanoe in autumn 2013. International debut in Va'a at ICF Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships 2014 in Moscow. In kayaking at ICF Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Cup 2015 in Duisburg.
REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT:		She grew up in a sports family and dreamed of becoming a professional athlete since childhood.
AMBITIONS :		Paralympic Games medal in kayaking and Va'a. At least one of them is golden.
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:		Bronze at the Paralympic Games in London 2012 in javelin throw.
OTHER INFORMATION:		Consequences after removal of a tumor in the spinal cord in babyhood.