Olympics-Canoe Sprint-Five previous Olympic medalists qualify for women's K-1 500m final
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Five previous Olympic medal winners will battle it out on Thursday in the women's K-1 500 meter sprint final after a fierce day of semi-final rounds.
Double Olympic gold medalist Lisa Carrington of New Zealand, fresh from her win on Tuesday in the women's K-1 200m, faces no clear path to victory in the K-1 500m, up against Hungary's fearsome quadruple medalist Danuta Kozak.
The others who will be battling it out on Thursday are Germany's triple medalist Franziska Weber, Maryna Litvinchuk, a member of Belarus' 2012 bronze medal-winning K-4 team, and five-time Olympic medalist Inna Osipenko-Rodomska of Azerbaijan.
"Emotions are running really high and this is very draining," said Osipenko-Rodomska, reflecting on the bronze medal she won on Tuesday in the K-1 200m.
The race will cap off four canoe sprint finals on Thursday, including three men's medal events: the K-2 1000m, C-1 200m and K-2 200m.
Brazil's Isaquias Queiroz dos Santos, who claimed hearts and headlines after winning his country's first medal in sprint canoe with a silver in the men's C-1 1000m, will compete in the men's C-1 200m event. (Editing by Nina Chestney)
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