Olympics-Canoeing-New Zealand win gold in women’s kayak double 500m final at Paris Olympics

By Philip O’Connor

PARIS (Reuters) – New Zealand won Olympic gold in the women’s kayak double 500m at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium on Friday.

Hungary came in second to secure the silver medal, with Germany originally declared third. After a lengthy review they were found to have tied with the second Hungarian crew, who also receive a bronze medal.

(Reporting by Philip O’Connor; editing by Clare Fallon)