Carrington doubles up on golden day for New Zealand
Posted : 2021-08-03 15:24
Updated : 2021-08-03 15:24
Lisa Carrington, of New Zealand, competes in the women's kayak single 200m final at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 3. AP-Yonhap
New Zealand's Lisa Carrington set an Olympic best to seal her third successive Games gold medal in women's kayak single 200 meters at Sea Forest Waterway on Tuesday, before partnering Caitlin Regal to win the kayak double 500m title.
Carrington, who also won in London 2012 and Rio 2016, came into the final of her specialist event having already bettered her own Games best from five years ago as competitors set scorching times in the semi-finals amid strong tailwinds.