“I don’t think it’s fair,” said Slovakia’s Erik Vlcek, who won silver in the men’s K4 1,000-metre race. “At the moment, they put the K4 out and I don’t think it’s good for our sport to have the K2 200. “Daniel has a wife so he can’t say a word.”NOT-SO-GREAT EXPECTATIONS: Not everyone arrived in Rio expecting to win a medal. Great Britain kayaker Liam Heath was shocked to find himself atop the podium following the men’s 200-metre race on Saturday. “I know it sounds silly, but it’s an insane feeling I can’t put it into words,” he said.

Source: National Post August 20, 2016 18:56 UTC