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CALGARY Haley Daniels loves paddling and always had a dream of representing Canada in canoe slalom racing at the Olympics but there was a big problem with that, since the event didn t exist for women - until this year. Even though men had been competing in the sport at the Olympics for 100 years, women weren t included. That will change at the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Women s Canoe Slalom will make its maiden voyage at the games. Daniels played a big role in lobbying for the change. I ve really been waiting my entire career for these Olympics so I m hoping that I will be the (Canadian) representative to go and leave this legacy for future women s canoeists to come, Daniels said, in an interview with CTV News.