Published: 20:04, August 8, 2024
China's Liu/Ji win men's canoe double 500m gold at Paris Olympics
By Xinhua
Liu Hao (left)/Ji Bowen of China react after the men's canoe double 500m final of canoe sprint at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Vaires-sur-Marne, France, on Aug 8, 2024. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

PARIS — China's Liu Hao and Ji Bowen claimed the men's canoe double 500m gold medal at the Paris Olympics here on Thursday.

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The pair clocked one minute and 39.48 seconds, ahead of Italy's Gabriele Casadei and Carlo Tacchini who took the silver in 1:41.08. The bronze went to Joan Antoni Moreno and Diego Dominguez from Spain who finished in 1:41.18.