Canoe sprint: 'Bolt on water' delivers in style
Dubbed "Usain Bolt on water", Britain's Ed McKeever powered to victory in the men's K1 200 to take the first gold awarded in the new shorter and more explosive Olympic distance.
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Full ScheduleLast Event Completed: Aug. 23, 2004, 7 a.m.Canoeing - Male - Summer Olympics, Canoe 1000m
Dubbed "Usain Bolt on water", Britain's Ed McKeever powered to victory in the men's K1 200 to take the first gold awarded in the new shorter and more explosive Olympic distance.
Andrzej Jezierski has won the C1 200m B final at London 2012, leaving him in ninth position overall at the Games.
Andrzej Jezierski has reached the B final of the C1 200m canoe sprint.
Four more canoe sprint finals were decided on Thursday, with Germany (2), Australia and Hungary all securing gold.
It was a busy day at Eton Dorney as four canoe sprint finals were decided at London 2012.
Andrzej Jezierski has qualified for the A Final at the Canoe Sprint European Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, today.
| Country | Total | |||
| USA | 46 | 28 | 29 | 103 |
| China | 38 | 28 | 23 | 89 |
| Great Britain | 29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| Russia | 25 | 25 | 32 | 82 |
| South Korea | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
