Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Canoe Slalom - Men's C1 - Heats - Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre, Tokyo, Japan - July 25, 2021. Benjamin Savsek of Slovenia in action. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
TOKYO (Reuters) - Slovenia's Benjamin Savsek led the men's Olympic canoe slalom after the first run at the sun-baked Kasai slalom centre on Sunday, with Germany's Ricarda Funk ahead in the women's kayak.
The men's canoe slalom has been dominated by France and Slovakia for decades with the title going to one or the other since the Atlanta Games in 1996.
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