Britain's ‘Bolt on water’ wins gold


DORNEY  - Dubbed "Usain Bolt on water", Britain's Ed McKeever powered to victory in the men's K1 200 in front of thousands of screaming fans on Saturday to take the first gold awarded in the new shorter and more explosive Olympic distance. McKeever  said that having won gold he was now more willing to accept the nickname given to him by the British media. "Luckily I've got the gold medal to go with it," he said. "I'm more willing of that tagline. Spain's Saul Craviotto Rivero took the silver and Canada's Mark de Jonge the bronze.

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