American teen aims for gold in new Olympic canoe sprint race

Canoe sprint world champion Nevin Harrison, 19, of Seattle, cleans her boat before she trains near Lake Lanier Olympic Park on Thursday, July 1, 2021, in Gainesville, Ga. Harrison won the world championship in the women's sprint canoe 200 meters as a 17-year-old in 2019. Now she'll try to duplicate that at the Olympics in Tokyo where the race will be a new event in a bid for gender equity. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Canoe sprint world champion Nevin Harrison, 19, of Seattle, cleans her boat before she trains near Lake Lanier Olympic Park on Thursday, July 1, 2021, in Gainesville, Ga. Harrison won the world championship in the women's sprint canoe 200 meters as a 17-year-old in 2019. Now she'll try to duplicate that at the Olympics in Tokyo where the race will be a new event in a bid for gender equity. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Canoe sprint world champion Nevin Harrison, 19, of Seattle, trains near Lake Lanier Olympic Park on Thursday, July 1, 2021, in Gainesville, Ga. Harrison won the world championship in the women's sprint canoe 200 meters as a 17-year-old in 2019. Now she'll try to duplicate that at the Olympics in Tokyo where the race will be a new event in a bid for gender equity. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Canoe sprint world champion Nevin Harrison, 19, of Seattle, poses for a portrait before she trains near Lake Lanier Olympic Park on Thursday, July 1, 2021, in Gainesville, Ga. Harrison won the world championship in the women's sprint canoe 200 meters as a 17-year-old in 2019. Now she'll try to duplicate that at the Olympics in Tokyo where the race will be a new event in a bid for gender equity. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Canoe sprint world champion Nevin Harrison, 19, of Seattle, walks on the deck to train near Lake Lanier Olympic Park on Thursday, July 1, 2021, in Gainesville, Ga. Harrison won the world championship in the women's sprint canoe 200 meters as a 17-year-old in 2019. Now she'll try to duplicate that at the Olympics in Tokyo where the race will be a new event in a bid for gender equity. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Canoe sprint world champion Nevin Harrison, 19, of Seattle, trains near Lake Lanier Olympic Park on Thursday, July 1, 2021, in Gainesville, Ga. Harrison won the world championship in the women's sprint canoe 200 meters as a 17-year-old in 2019. Now she'll try to duplicate that at the Olympics in Tokyo where the race will be a new event in a bid for gender equity. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Canoe sprint world champion Nevin Harrison, 19, of Seattle, walks off the deck before she trains near Lake Lanier Olympic Park on Thursday, July 1, 2021, in Gainesville, Ga. Harrison won the world championship in the women's sprint canoe 200 meters as a 17-year-old in 2019. Now she'll try to duplicate that at the Olympics in Tokyo where the race will be a new event in a bid for gender equity. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Canoe sprint world champion Nevin Harrison, 19, of Seattle, trains near Lake Lanier Olympic Park on Thursday, July 1, 2021, in Gainesville, Ga. Harrison won the world championship in the women's sprint canoe 200 meters as a 17-year-old in 2019. Now she'll try to duplicate that at the Olympics in Tokyo where the race will be a new event in a bid for gender equity. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Canoe sprint world champion Nevin Harrison, 19, of Seattle, trains near Lake Lanier Olympic Park on Thursday, July 1, 2021, in Gainesville, Ga. Harrison won the world championship in the women's sprint canoe 200 meters as a 17-year-old in 2019. Now she'll try to duplicate that at the Olympics in Tokyo where the race will be a new event in a bid for gender equity. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Canoe sprint world champion Nevin Harrison, 19, of Seattle, poses for a portrait before she trains near Lake Lanier Olympic Park on Thursday, July 1, 2021, in Gainesville, Ga. Harrison won the world championship in the women's sprint canoe 200 meters as a 17-year-old in 2019. Now she'll try to duplicate that at the Olympics in Tokyo where the race will be a new event in a bid for gender equity. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)