Lisa Carrington Wins Gold!

Lisa Carrington moved into elite New Zealand Olympic company today when she won a second consecutive gold medal in Rio.

The champion kayak racer clinched the K1 200m gold medal, to follow her victory on the waters of Eton Dorney four years ago.

It gives New Zealand a third gold medal in Rio, to follow rowers Mahe Drysdale in the single scull and Hamish Bond and Eric Murray in the coxless pair.

Three years ago, Carrington set her sights on chasing an Olympic double of 200 and 500m. She was back on the water hours after her victory preparing for the heats and semifinals in the classic longer distance tomorrow.

Meantime Sam Meech has claimed New Zealand's first sailing medal of the Rio Olympics, taking out bronze in the Laser class this morning.

Ranked in third position heading into the doubles points medal race, Meech needed to finish inside the top five to guarantee himself a medal.

The young Kiwi delivered, finishing fourth in a dramatic medal race to hold off some top international competition chasing him down and become the first New Zealander to win a medal in the highly competitive Laser class. The Laser class is the biggest fleet at the Olympics, with 46 sailors competing.

Source: NZ Herald