Huge congratulations to RM veteran, triple amputee, champion kayaker and our Charity Ambassador, Jon White, who secured a gold medal at the 2023 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships in the Para KL2 Men’s class.
The event was held in Denmark and his success bodes well for him being chosen for GB’s 2024 Paralympics’ team. British Canoeing reported: ‘He had a brilliant race and even paddling in a small field, White was able to display his incredible paddling talent, finishing over three minutes ahead of the other competitors. He completed the 11.1km course with a time of 1:01:51.’



Speaking after the race, Jon said: “I’m super happy. I got a silver in this race last year, so to get the gold this year is pretty amazing. I was hopeful but the problem is with the para races, we don’t have any other races throughout the year, so you’ve got no idea who is going to turn up, what they’ve done in the last twelve months, so you just have to give it your all and hope for the best.”