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Lisa Carrington wins Olympic gold in K-1 200
OLY_CAN Headlines
- Canoeing chief vows to address issue of equality
- Russia wins Olympic gold in K-2 200
- Lisa Carrington wins Olympic gold in K-1 200
- British kayaker Ed McKeever wins Olympic K-1 200
- Ukraine's Cheban wins Olympic gold in C-1 200
- British Olympic canoer Ed McKeever wins K-1 200
- German canoers win women's 500-meter K-2
- Hungary canoer Danuta Kozak wins women's K-1 500
- Australia wins Olympic gold in the men's 1,000 K-4
- Germany wins Olympic gold in men's 1,000m C-2
Updated August 11, 2012
WINDSOR, England (AP) Lisa Carrington of New Zealand won gold in the inaugural women's 200-meter K-1 sprint at Dorney Lake on Saturday, denying Hungarian kayaker Natasa Douchev-Janics a fourth Olympic title.
Carrington, the reigning world champion, came through late to win in 44.638 seconds. Inna Osypenko-Radomska of Ukraine won silver and Douchev-Janics took bronze.
Douchev-Janics was also second in the 500-meter K-2 on Thursday with Katalin Kovacs.
The London Games marks the first time 200-meter races have been staged at the Olympics.
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