Olympics-Canoe sprint-Carrington wins gold, becomes New Zealand's most decorated Olympian

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Canoe Sprint - Men's K1 200m - Semifinal 1 - Sea Forest Waterway, Tokyo, Japan - August 5, 2021. Kolos Csizmadia of Hungary in action REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

TOKYO (Reuters) -Lisa Carrington became New Zealand's most successful Olympian by winning gold in the women's kayak single 500 metres event at Sea Forest Waterway on Thursday to take her overall Games medals tally to six, including a solitary bronze from 2016.

The 32-year-old won her third successive Games gold https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/canoe-sprint-carrington-sets-new-olympic-best-en-route-final-2021-08-03 in women's kayak single 200m on Tuesday before partnering Caitlin Regal to take the kayak double 500m title.