Paris 2024: Hendrick and Jegou Drop Out of Kayak Cross Before Quarter-Final Stage

5th August 2024

File image of Liam Jegou in action in 2021 Credit: Nina Jelenc

Liam Jegou and Noel Hendrick failed to make the quarter-finals in the Olympic kayak cross event, as RTÉ News reports.

Both advanced from repechage in the event, which pits three to four kayakers against each other in the same race, but placed out of contention in the final heats on Sunday (4 August) — as did Irish-American paddler Madison Corcoran in the women’s event.

“I think I did really well there, I was in the game until the end,” Jegou told RTÉ Sport, but Hendrick admitted: “I think I’m a bit small for it and I find it hard to compete with some of the toughest guys out there.”

RTÉ News has more on the story HERE.

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