SINGAPORE – After enduring the heartbreak of missing out on the 2020 Olympics by less than a second twice during a qualifier, Singapore kayaker Stephenie Chen finally earned her ticket to Paris on April 20.

This came after she finished third (2min 6.129sec) in the women’s K1 500m race at the Asian canoe sprint Olympic qualifiers in Tokyo. China’s Zhang Luxi finished first in 2:02.328 and Uzbekistan’s Ekaterina Shubina was second in 2:04.043.