By Nick Walker | NewsTalk – Fri, Aug 10, 2012 10:56 PM NZSTKiwi canoe sprinter Lisa Carrington's broken the Olympic record on her way into tomorrow night's K1 200 final.
Carrington's taken nearly three quarters of a second off the old mark to automatically take her place in the medal race.
The K1 200 final will take place tomorrow night at approximately 9.15pm NZT.
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 46 | 29 | 29 | 104 |
| 2 | China | 38 | 27 | 23 | 88 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| 4 | Russia | 24 | 26 | 32 | 82 |
| 5 | South Korea | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Germany | 11 | 19 | 14 | 44 |
| 7 | France | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| 15 | New Zealand | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
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