3 Aug 2021

Carrington makes Olympic history with kayaking golds

From Lately, 10:30 pm on 3 August 2021

It's been a historic day for our double gold kayak champion, Lisa Carrington. At 32, she is the first New Zealander to win gold at three straight Games. She raced four times in Tokyo today and has won the K1 200 and teamed up with Caitlin Regal to win the K2 500, making her one of our most successful Olympians of all time. In all, New Zealand athletes have won four medals today, the two golds in the kayak, a silver to our sailors and a bronze in the boxing. Clay Wilson reports from Tokyo.

Winners New Zealand's Lisa Carrington (R) and New Zealand's Caitlin Regal celebrates after in the women's kayak double 500m final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo on August 3, 2021.

Photo: AFP