Tokyo 2020 canoe sprint day 2: First day of finals with Carrington chasing third straight Olympic gold 

What’s happening?

The flatwater of the Sea Forest Waterway will produce its first canoe sprint gold medallists at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

The day’s paddling will start with the semi-finals in the women’s K1 200m, K2 500 and the men’s C2 1000m and k1 1000m, culminating in the finals.

Who should I expect to see?

New Zealand's Lisa Carrington will go in search of a rare Olympic Games treble in the women's kayak single 200m. Carrington won gold in the women's kayak single 200m at London 2012 and Rio 2016.

Rio 2016 runner up Marta Walczykiewicz of Poland and Denmark's Emma Aastrand Jorgensen's are among Carrington's biggest competition.

In the men's C2 1000m, Germany will be the team to beat as they attempt to win their sixth gold medal in the event. Germany has won gold in the event in five of the last seven Olympic Games.

Defending world champions Maryna Litvinchuk and Volha Khudzenka will aim to win the first Olympic gold medal for Belarus in women's canoe sprint in the women's K2 500m.

The men's K1 1000 has a stacked field that includes three world champions – reigning champion Balint Kopasz of Hungary, Portugal's Fernando Pimenta, and Rio silver medallist Josef Dostal of the Czech Republic.

What happened in the Rio 2016 finals?

Women's Kayak Single 200m:

1- LISA CARRINGTON, 2- MARTA WALCZYKIEWICZ, 3- INNA OSIPENKO-RODOMSKA

Men's Canoe Double 1000m:

1- GERMANY, 2- BRAZIL, 3- UKRAINE

Men's Kayak Single 1000m:

1- MARCUS WALZ, 2- JOSEF DOSTAL, 3- ROMAN ANOSHKIN

Women's Kayak Double 500m:

1- HUNGARY, 2- GERMANY, 3- POLAND

Competition schedule

Date and Time: Tue 3 Aug. 9:30 - 13:15

Venues: Sea Forest Waterway

• Women's Kayak Single 200m Finals
• Men's Canoe Double 1000m Finals
• Men's Kayak Single 1000m Finals
• Women's Kayak Double 500m Finals