Lisa Carrington wins gold and silver for New Zealand at canoe sprint world championshipGETTY IMAGES Lisa Carrington won silver in the K1 500 final and gold in the K2 500 with Caitlin Ryan. (File photo)Kiwi paddler Lisa Carrington has started her medal haul at the canoe sprint world championships with a gold and a silver. Carrington and Caitlin Ryan powered away to win gold in the women's K2 500m final on Saturday night (NZ time) in the Czech Republic. Earlier, Carrington - a three-time Olympic Games medallist - was beaten for gold by Belarussian paddler Volha Khudzenka in the women's K1 500 event in Racice. READ MORE:* Carrington into third final at canoe sprint world champs* Carrington set for big campaign* Carrington powers into finalsKhudzenka overcame Carrington's lead at the 250-metre mark to win in 1m48.21 seconds, with Carrington 0.289s back and Denmark's Emma Aastrand Jorgensen third.

Source: Stuff August 26, 2017 08:57 UTC