PARIS – Singapore kayaker Stephenie Chen marked her Olympic debut by finishing fifth out of eight in the women’s K1 500m quarter-final 1 in 1min 53.88sec at Vaires-sur-Marne on Aug 7. In the process, she advanced to the Aug 10 semi-finals as one of the five fastest athletes in each of the four quarter-finals. Earlier in the day, the 32-year-old...
Singapore's Stephenie Chen will compete in the women's K1 500m semi-finals on Aug 10.PARIS – Singapore kayaker Stephenie Chen marked her Olympic debut by finishing fifth out of eight in the women’s K1 500m quarter-final 1 in 1min 53.88sec at Vaires-sur-Marne on Aug 7.
Earlier in the day, the 32-year-old finished fifth out of six competitors in Heat 6 in 1:58.52. The fastest two from each of the six heats progressed directly to the semi-finals while the third to seventh-fastest moved on to the quarter-finals.
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