Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Canoe Slalom - Women's K1 - Semifinal - Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre, Tokyo, Japan - July 27, 2021. Eva Tercelj of Slovenia reacts after competing REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
TOKYO (Reuters) - Slovenia's hopes of a medal on Tuesday in the women's kayak slalom to add to yesterday's gold in the men's canoe were dashed after Eva Tercelj, the world No. 4, was eliminated in the semifinal with a 50-second penalty for missing a gate.
"I thought it was still OK so I just kept fighting until the end, but the judges made the decision," Tercelj said. "The Slovenians usually get the Olympic medal in the third Olympic games they go so if I want to get one I should go there," she added, when asked if she would try for Paris in 2024.
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