Kayaking: Multi-medal haul in sight for Carrington

Lisa Carrington

Ohope's Lisa Carrington has capped another golden day and remained on course for the perfect world cup kayaking season.

The champion paddler won the K1 500m final on a chilly Lake Bagsvaerd near Copenhagen, Denmark, on Saturday night - during the third world cup event of the year - then comfortably reached the final in last night's K1 200m.

It means Carrington is within reach of her fifth gold medal in five finals over the last three weeks of racing, though more importantly for the 25-year-old is the manner in which she's racing.

"It was tough conditions out there, being a bit cooler, so I had to really pace the race," Carrington said. "I've learned a lot - having these races on consecutive weekends has been quite intense but I've really enjoyed the experience and now I can take what I've learned and move on to the world champs, which is the big one."

The world championships in Italy in August are doubly important, as qualifying for next year's Rio Olympics is on the line.

Carrington's dominance has sent a clear message to her international rivals.

She was the only paddler to break two minutes in the final, recording 1m 59.588s despite racing into a head wind.

British paddler Rachel Cawthorn was nearly a second adrift in second place, clocking 2:00.476, while China's Yu Zhou finished third in 2:01.028.

Carrington picked up where she'd left off in the afternoon session, winning her heat and semifinal in the K1 200m to qualify fastest for last night's final.

The other New Zealand paddler at the third world cup of the year, Titahi Bay's Marty McDowell, finished eighth in the A final of the K1 1000m.