VMS Co. sponsored canoeist wins gold in the World Championships

GB canoeist, and 2028 Olympic hopeful, Peter Linksted, sponsored by Video Management Servers (VMS Co.), joined senior GB teammates Adam Burgess and Ryan Westley to win gold at the Canoe Slalom ICF World Championships, held in Oklahoma City earlier this month. The gold came in the men’s team event at the venue where the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games will be held.

Peter said: “I’m so proud I can call myself a World Champion for the first time. It was such a strong team effort with Adam and Ryan, learning from the best in a high-pressure, competition environment. Ryan was gold medalist at the World Cup in Pau last year took silver at the world championship in Australia and Adam is a silver medalist from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.”

Peter had completed the first three World Cup events of the season, held in Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Germany. The races gave him valuable experience on the senior circuit, adapting to challenging conditions, as well as building momentum for the World Championships and ultimately the team gold. 

The team delivered a faultless run in 93.18 seconds, pushing France into second place.

Peter will continue his preparation and race acclimatization over the coming weeks as he targets a crucial run of races in the second half of the season:

• World Cup 4, Paris, France: 3–5 September
• World Cup 5, La Seu d’Urgell, Spain: 11–13 September
• European Championships, Ivrea, Italy: 25–27 September

Peter, Adam and Ryan’s success was part of a 6-medal haul for Team GB, which included individual gold for Joe Clark, Silver for Adam Burgess and Bronze for Kimberley Woods, Lois Leaver and Sam Leaver.

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