China celebrates gold canoe doubles team
BEIXIAOYING TOWN, China (AP) Meng Guanliang and Yang Wenjun bobbed in the water, their upside down canoe floating nearby. They wiped their eyes, ran fingers through their hair and when they peered at the scoreboard, the Chinese pair saw they had done it again: gold.
Meng and Yang have all the Olympic gold in China, at least when it comes to canoe racing.
They won the men's 500-meter canoe double (C-2) on Saturday in 1 minute, 41.025 seconds - and their fellow countrymen roared along with every perfect paddle toward the finish. The pair successfully defended their Athens triumph and now have the country's only two gold medals in the sport.
OLYMPICS_DOLY_CAN Headlines
- China celebrates gold canoe doubles team
- Hungary pair wins gold in 500-meter kayak double
- China wins gold in 500-meter kayak double
- Spain pair wins gold in 500-meter kayak double
- Ukraine wins gold in 500-meter kayak single
- Russian wins gold in 500-meter canoe single
- Australian wins gold in 500-meter kayak single
- Olympic canoeist Wylenzek faints after silver
- Hungary dedicates medals to late champion
- Olympic canoer Wylenzek faints after silver
| Medal Count | ||||
| Canoe / Kayak | ||||
| G | S | B | Total | |
| AFG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ANG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ANT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Full Medals Table | ||||
Canoe/Kayak
How long are the flatwater and slalom courses? How many gates are passed through on a slalom course? What's the difference between canoeing and kayaking? This AP interactive has the answers to all your questions about the sport of canoe/kayak.
© 2009 by STATS LLC and Associated Press.Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and Associated Press is strictly prohibited.