By Philip O’Connor
PARIS (Reuters) – New Zealand’s Lisa Carrington led her women’s kayak four crew to the gold medal at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium on Thursday, increasing her personal Olympic tally to six golds and one bronze with another stunning performance.
Germany came in second and Hungary third but it was the Kiwis who were triumphant, with Carrington, her nation’s most successful Olympian of all time, slapping the hull after they crossed the finish line in first place.
A few minutes earlier, China’s Liu Hao and Ji Bowen powered to victory in the men’s canoe double race at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium, winning in a time of 1:39.48.
In a thrilling tight finish, Italy came in second to grab the silver medal in 1:41.08, with Spain finishing a tenth of a second behind them to claim the bronze.
In the final medal race of the day, Germany’s four-man kayak team edged Australia by four-hundredths of a second to take gold in their 500 metres finals race with Spain claiming the bronze.
(Reporting by Philip O’Connor; Editing by Ken Ferris)
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