Fisher takes World Cup gold in German regatta
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New Zealand canoe racer Aimee Fisher has overcome difficult conditions and a parochial German crowd to win gold at the Canoe Sprint World Cup regatta in Brandenburg.
To win the K1 500 final, Fisher, 31 held off a strong challenge from the middle of the race to beat local favourite Pauline Jagsch by 0.4 of second.
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The pair were neck and neck for most of the last 200m, with the crowd cheering wildly for Jagch, but Fisher just had the edge in the final stages.
Her time was one minute 54.45, with Jagsch comfortably ahead of third-placed Anna Pulawska of Poland.
Fisher had finished second in the K1 500 in the Hungary World Cup regatta in Szeged last weekend.
Fisher also raced in the K4 500 final in Brandenburg. She replacing Dame Lisa Carrington who decided not to compete on medical advice.
Fisher, Olivia Brett, Greer Morley and Lucy Matehaere finished ninth in the final.