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  •   Home > News > Sports > General

    Unknowns abound ahead the women's K4 500 canoe sprint race at the Tokyo Games

    Unknowns abound ahead the women's K4 500 canoe sprint race at the Tokyo Games


    New Zealand's most decorated Olympian Lisa Carrington is back, this time with Alicia Hoskin, Teneale Hatton and Caitlin Regal.

    Their heat starts at 1.30pm.

    New Zealand coach Gordon Walker says with no international competition for two years, it's hard to know how other crews are faring.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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