Rio Olympics 2016: Lisa Carrington storms to 200m kayak gold

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New Zealand's Lisa Carrington retained her Olympic 200m kayak title with a dominant display in the final.

The 27-year-old four-time world champion led from start to finish to win in a Games record time of 39.864 seconds.

Poland's Marta Walczykiewicz took silver in 40.279 and Azerbaijan's Inna Osipenko-Radomska claimed bronze in 40.401.

"It's amazing to make it here and do what I knew I could," said Carrington.

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