Woods qualifies for finalpublished at 15:13 British Summer Time 28 July
Women’s K1 semi-finals
Harry Poole
BBC Sport in Paris
What a performance from Kimberley Woods!
The smile on her face as she waves to the crowd after crossing the line tells you everything.
Woods has had to overcome so much adversity in her life and career, and her Olympic debut in Tokyo ended in tears.
But the world kayak cross champion has announced herself as a serious contender here, producing a clean run and clocking a so for unmatched 99.87 seconds.
She is safely through to the final, which starts at 16:45 BST.