#CANOEING: Ireland’s Eoin Rheinisch and Ciaran Heurteau will be in the hunt for an Olympic place in tomorrow’s semi-finals of the K1 canoe slalom at the European Championships in Augsburg in Germany. Rheinisch finished 17th and Heurteau 23rd in the heats on Thursday. The top two boats from countries which have not already qualified will book their places for London. Croatia (8th) and Slovakia (12th) had boats ahead of Ireland in the heats. The heat times will not count in tomorrow’s semis.
Rheinisch and Heurteau combined with Patrick Hynes to place Ireland 10th in the semi-final of the team event.
Ireland’s three women competitors go into action today.
European Canoe Slalom Championships, Augsburg, Germany
Day One (Selected Results)
Men, K1 Heats (1st and 2nd runs): 1 Germany (P Boecklemann) 88.10 (first run); 8 Croatia (D Mulic) 91.4 (second run); 12 Slovakia (M Halcin) 92.09 (second run); 17 Ireland (E Rheinisch) 92.93 (second run); 23 Ireland (C Heurteau) 93.78 (first run); 60 Ireland (P Hynes) 106.99 (first run).
K1 Team – Semi-Final: 1 France 100.19; 10 Ireland (E Rheinisch, C Heurteau, P Hynes) 108.2.