Rio Olympics 2016: Lisa Carrington blasts into women's K1 200m final DANIEL GILHOOLYSKY SPORTKiwi Lisa Carrington powers into women's canoe sprint K1 200m final. CLIVE BRUNSKILL/GETTY IMAGES Lisa Carrington powers through the water during her women's K1 200m heat on Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon. MURAD SEZER/REUTERS Lisa Carrington set the fastest time in the women's K1 200m semifinals, clocking 39.561 seconds. MARK KOLBE/GETTY IMAGES Lisa Carrington will go into the women's K1 200m final as a hot favourite to defend her title from four years ago. READ MORE:* Stuff's Rio Olympics guide to NZers in action* Rio Olympics: Check out the medal table* Rio Olympics: Meet the New Zealand team* Stuff's Rio Olympics newsletter: Sign up here"It's good to get the first race out of the way, there's always a lot of nerves," she said.

Source: Stuff August 15, 2016 13:03 UTC