Canada's Langlois, Russell advance to semis in women's kayak 200m sprints
Canadian duo Varga, Fitzpatrick advance in men's canoe double 1,000m sprint
Canadians Andréanne Langlois and Michelle Russell both advanced to the semifinals of the women's kayak single 200-metre event on Monday in Tokyo.
The 28-year-old Langlois placed first in quarter-final one with a time of 41.728 seconds, while Russell, of Fall River, N.S., finished second in quarter-final three with a time of 42.940 seconds, behind Great Britain's Deborah Kerr.
The semifinals are Tuesday in Tokyo.
Canada's Andréanne Langlois has come in first in her heat for women's canoe sprint 200m and made it the semis! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Tokyo2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Tokyo2020</a> 🇨🇦<br><br>Watch: <a href="https://t.co/GWc2u9FPal">https://t.co/GWc2u9FPal</a><a href="https://twitter.com/CanoeKayakCAN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CanoeKayakCAN</a> <a href="https://t.co/qYEDUvSe7q">pic.twitter.com/qYEDUvSe7q</a>
—@CBCOlympicsTHAT WAS FREAKING CLOSE!<br><br>Canada's Michelle Russell came in second by a hair in her heat for women's canoe sprint 200m and also made it the semis! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Tokyo2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Tokyo2020</a> 🇨🇦<br><br>Watch: <a href="https://t.co/GWc2u9FPal">https://t.co/GWc2u9FPal</a><a href="https://twitter.com/CanoeKayakCAN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CanoeKayakCAN</a> <a href="https://t.co/zPvqYKqrIc">pic.twitter.com/zPvqYKqrIc</a>
—@CBCOlympicsCanadian duo Roland Varga and Connor Fitzpatrick also advanced to the semifinals in the men's canoe double 1,000-metres.
Varga of Aurora, Ont., and Fitzpatrick of Dartmouth, N.S., placed third in quarter-final two, the final spot to avoid having to race in final B.
The two finished with a time of 3:50.768, less than a second behind Poland and the Czech Republic, who finished first and second, respectively.
A hard fought race! Canada's Roland Varga and Connor Fitzpatrick came in third in their heat for the men's canoe sprint 1000m and have booked their ticket to the semis <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Tokyo2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Tokyo2020</a> 🇨🇦 <a href="https://t.co/YtsScnzf4E">pic.twitter.com/YtsScnzf4E</a>
—@CBCOlympicsHaving gone through the first 250 metres of the race in fourth, the Canadians were able to climb to third by the halfway mark and were second at the 750-metre mark before falling back to third in the last leg of the race.
The semifinals go Tuesday in Tokyo.
Simon McTavish of Oakville, Ont., fell short of a semifinal berth in the men's kayak single 1,000-metres canoe sprint.
The 25-year-old finished fourth in quarter-final two with a time of 3:52.467, 6.755 seconds behind the winner, Artuur Peters of Belgium. Only the top two from each of the three quarter-finals advanced to the semifinals.
Simon McTavish came in fourth in his heat for the individual men's K-1000m and will not be proceeding to the semis <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Tokyo2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Tokyo2020</a> 🇨🇦<br><br>Watch: <a href="https://t.co/GWc2u9FPal">https://t.co/GWc2u9FPal</a><a href="https://twitter.com/CanoeKayakCAN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CanoeKayakCAN</a> <a href="https://t.co/dh7uZM4sCT">pic.twitter.com/dh7uZM4sCT</a>
—@CBCOlympicsCanada's Madelina Schmidt and Alanna Bray-Lougheed have been eliminated following a fifth-place finish in the quarter-finals of the women's kayak double 500-metre race on Monday.
The duo finished with a time of 1:51.862, 49.333 seconds behind Slovakia who placed first in the race.
Canadian duo Alanna Bray-Lougheed and Madeline Schmidt came in fifth in the quarterfinals for the women's K-2 500m and will not be moving forward <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Tokyo2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Tokyo2020</a> 🇨🇦<br><br>Watch: <a href="https://t.co/GWc2u9FPal">https://t.co/GWc2u9FPal</a><a href="https://twitter.com/CanoeKayakCAN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CanoeKayakCAN</a> <a href="https://t.co/IFojUI74tW">pic.twitter.com/IFojUI74tW</a>
—@CBCOlympics