New Zealand’s Carrington wins two kayak sprint gold
Associated PressTOKYO — Lisa Carrington stood on a windy podium to accept her latest gold medal for a kayak sprint race she has dominated for more than a decade. Carrington opened her medal march at the Tokyo Games with a pair of victories Tuesday, first in the single 200, and then the double 500 with teammate Caitlin Regal, on the opening day of kayak and canoe sprint medal events. “The pain is in the body but I tried to keep my mind clear to the finish.” The Cuban duo had won silver at the world championships in 2019 but the country hadn’t earned a medal in this event at the Olympics since 2000. ”Unfortunately not a gold, but we’re happy with this bronze.” Hungary finished 1-2 in the men’s kayak 1,000 as Balint Kopasz dominated the final 250 meters to pull away for the gold medal.
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