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Anne Dickins wins silver in Canoe Sprint World Championships

Paracanoesist Anne Dickins earns Great Britain another spot at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games after winning silver in the Canoe Sprint World Championships.

Paracanoeist Anne Dickins has won silver at the Canoe Sprint World Championships to guarantee Great Britain another place at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Dickins finished second in the KL2 200m final in Milan, 0.02s behind Australia's Amanda Reynolds.

The former mountain biker only started canoeing in 2012 after a back injury left her with nerve damage in her legs.

"It's a massive thing to qualify a place for your country at a Paralympic Games," Dickins told BBC Sport. "I'm really happy. But we've got other girls at home who are all trying to get that place in Rio.

"Hopefully through winter and spring I'll hit training hard and have my sights set on getting to Rio next September."

Emma Wiggs won gold in the KL2 200m on Tuesday to give Great Britain their first place in Rio, where paracanoeing will make its Paralympic debut.

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