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23rd August 2019

Watkins Takes Place in Second B Final at World Championships

#Canoeing: Barry Watkins qualified for the B Final of the men’s K1 1,000 metres at the canoe sprint World Championships in Szeged in Hungary. He finished sixth in his semi-final. He had earlier finished sixth in the B Final of the K1 500 metres (15^th overall).

Jenny Egan qualified for Saturday’s semi-final of the K1 500 metres, taking fourth in her heat. This class is effectively the one remaining chance of Ireland qualifying a boat for the Olympic Games from the World Championships.

Egan took eighth in the semi-final of the K1 200m, slotting into the C Final for places 19 to 27.

Canoe Sprint World Championships, Szeged, Hungary, Day Three (Irish interest)

Men

K1 1,000m – Semi-Final (First Three to A Final; 4-6 to B Final; 7-9 to C Final): 6 B Watkins 3:30.89

K1 500m – B Final (places 10 to 18): 6 B Watkins 1 min 40.25 sec

Women

K1 200m – Semi-Final Three (First Three to A Final; 4-6 to B Final; 7-9 to C Final): 8 J Egan 41.03.

K1 500m – Heat Three: 4 Egan 1:53.54

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