#Canoeing: Ireland’s Jenny Egan had another podium finish at a World Cup today. She took silver in the K1 5,000 in Poznan in Poland. Egan and Inna Hryshchun on the Ukraine broke clear of the rest of the field after the second portage. The two disputed the gold and silver placings, with Egan missing out by just over half a second.
Barry Watkins took seventh in the men’s K1 5000, while Ronan Foley took 14th.
Canoe Sprint World Cup, Poznan, Poland (Irish interest)
Saturday
Men
K1 1,000 – B Final (Places 10 to 18): 8 Barry Watkins
K1 500 – B Final (Places 10 to 18): 8 Watkins.
Women
K1 200m – Semi-Final Three (7-9 to C Final): 7 Jenny Egan. C Final (Places 19 to 27): 5 Egan
Paracanoeing: VL3 Men’s 200m – Semi-Final One: 3 Patrick O’Leary. KL3 Semi-Final: 4 O’Leary
Sunday
Men
K1 5,000 – Final: 7 Watkins, 14 Ronan Foley.
Women
K1 5,000 – Final: 1 Ukraine 25:31.548, 2 Ireland (Egan) 25:32.112, 3 Slovakia 25:51.496.