#CANOEING: Andrzej Jezierski finished eighth of nine in his B Final of the men’s C1 200 metres at the Canoe Sprint World Championships in Moscow today. It placed him 17th in the world. On Saturday, Michael Fitzsimons and Barry Watkins won their C Final to finish 19th overall in the men’s K2 1,000 metres, which is also an Olympic discipline.
Canoe Sprint World Championships, Day Four (Irish interest, selected results)
Men
K2 1,000m – C Final (Places 19 to 27): 1 M Fitzsimons, B Watkins 3:15.327.
K2 200m – Semi-Final: 7 P Egan, S Dobrovolskis 34.004.
C1 200m – Semi-Final (First Three to A Final; next Three to B Final; rest out): 1 Lithuania 38.320; 6 A Jezierski 39.638.
K1 5,000 – Final: 1 Australia 20 mins 12.981; 21 P Egan 22:52.889.
Women
K1 – B Final (Places 10 to 18): 4 J Burke 3:05.18.
K1 200 – Semi-Final: 8 J Egan 43.097.
K1 5,000 – Final: 1 Britain 23 mins, 10.957 secs; 11 J Egan 24:08.510
Sunday
Men
C1 200 – B Final (Places 10 to 18): 1 Azerbaijan 38.885; 8 A Jezierksi 40.926.