Food Poisoning Scare Hits as Rheinisch Misses World Cup Final

23rd June 2012

# CANOEING: Ireland’s hopes of a place in the final at the canoe slalom World Cup in La Seu d'Urgell in Spain this morning fell away, with Eoin Rheinisch finishing 35th and Ciaran Heurteau 20th. Rheinisch, who complained of food poisoning overnight and might not have competed, had a very poor run with four touches and a resultant eight seconds of time penalties. Heurteau had a conservative run with just one touch, on gate 19.

Canoe Slalom World Cup, La Seu d’Urgell – Day Two (Irish interest)

Men, K1 Semi-Final (First 10 to Final): 1 Germany (F Doerfler) 91.52; 20 C Heurteau 97.29; 35 E Rheinisch 112.35

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Liam Gorman is a writer and reporter. He is the co-author of Little Lady, One Man, Big Ocean, published in the United States and Canada as Crossing the Swell. He is the rowing correspondent of the Irish Times.

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