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Britain's Joe Clarke competes in kayak
Joe Clarke won gold at the Rio 2016 Olympics

Britain’s Joe Clarke won kayak bronze and silver at the Canoe Slalom World Cup in Augsburg, Germany.

The 2016 Olympic champion won silver in Friday’s men’s K1 race, finishing 2.98 seconds behind Italy’s Giovanni de Gennaro, with Germany’s Hannes Aigner in third.

Clarke, 30, then won bronze in the men’s kayak cross on Sunday.

France’s Benjamin Renia won gold and Switzerland’s Martin Dougoud took silver.

Speaking after the K1 final, he said: “I’m buzzing with that performance.

“It’s great for the confidence to know I can deliver at that level for the rest of the season.”

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