Kiwi kayaker Luuka Jones has realised a decade-long dream and taken her first-ever world championship medal in Spain overnight.
Jones took the bronze in the women's K1 final in La Seu, with a clean 94.77-second run.
Race winner Eva Tercelj of Slovenia came in half a second ahead, with Australia's Jess Fox second with a time of 94.69.
The result was also New Zealand's best ever K1 finish at a world championship.
"I knew that a good time had been set and I just went out and attacked it and left nothing out there," Jones said.
"I'm so stoked to have put down a really good run - it's been a goal of mine for a long time to medal at a world champs.
"This is the pinnacle event, it's the one that all athletes want to do well at and it's really special to do it here.
"I had a few tiny errors and when there's only half a second between first and third, I'm starting to think about those errors a little bit and kick myself but overall, I'm really happy."
SHARE ME