Canoe Sprint - News

New Zealand's Lisa Carrington won the gold medal in the women's Kayak Single (K1) 200m and Russia took gold in the men's Kayak Double (K2) 200m.

New Zealand and Hungary qualified impressively from their heats to the women's Kayak Single (K1) 200m final as the preliminary stages of several races followed the form book.

Hungary won two Canoe Sprint gold medals in a morning at Eton Dorney - in the men's Kayak Double (K2) 1000m and women's Kayak Four (K4) 500m.

Italy's Josefa Idem became the first woman to compete in eight Olympic Games today when she qualified for the women's Kayak Single (K1) 500m final at Eton Dorney.