Olympic Kayak single gold for Hungary

Danuta Kozak of Hungary competes in the Women’s Kayak Single (K1) 500m Sprint

London - Hungary’s five-time world champion in various disciplines Danuta Kozak took Olympic gold in the women’s kayak single on Thursday.

Kozak overtook defending Olympic champion Inna Osypenko-Radomska of Ukraine at the halfway stage and held her lead to finish first in 1:51.456 seconds.

Osypenko-Radomska took silver in 1:52.685, with South Africa’s Bridgitte Hartley just beating out Sweden’s Sofia Paldanius for bronze in 1:52.923.

It was Hungary’s second medal on the water on Thursday after its men took silver in the kayak four final.