Kayaking: Two World Cup medals for NZ

Olympian Erin Taylor and rookie duo Teneale Hatton and Lisa Carrington have won medals for New Zealand at the canoeing World Cup regatta in Hungary.

Taylor, who made her Olympic debut in Beijing last year, claimed silver in the K1 1000 while Hatton and Carrington were third in the K2 1000 at the weekend.

New Zealand's squad made eight A finals, but most of them were hindered by poor lane draws.

Olympian Steven Ferguson was eighth in the K1 500 after drawing lane two and being exposed to blustery side winds. Taylor suffered the same fate in her K1 500 final while Hatton and Carrington were also eighth in the K2 500.

The squad returns home for six weeks training before heading to Canada for the world championships at Halifax from August 16.

- NZPA