BRADFORD on Avon paddler Hannah Brown was crowned Wild Water racing world champion for a second time in Bosnia-Herzegovina at the weekend.

The 26-year-old won the women's K1 Sprint event at Banja Luka, clocking 58.92 to finish just ahead of France's Manon Hostens (58.94) and Switzerland's Melanie Mathys (59.14).

Brown, who is based in Maidenhead, also won the title at the 2013 World Wildwater Championships and is also a Great Britain team member in the sprint canoeing discipline.

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