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GB's Wiggs retains Paralympics canoe title
Emma Wiggs retains her canoeing VL2 (va'a) title for her third Paralympic gold medal overall.
BBC Sport
Vaʻa is a word in Samoan, Hawaiian and Tahitian which means 'boat', 'canoe' or 'ship'. It is cognate with other Polynesian words such as vaka or the Māori word waka.
Emma Wiggs retains her canoeing VL2 (va'a) title for her third Paralympic gold medal overall.