Germany wins men's kayak double (K2) 1,000m gold

  2008-08-22 08:58:25 GMT    2008-08-22 16:58:25 (Beijing Time)    Xinhua

Germany wins men's kayak double (K2) 1,000m gold

Martin Hollstein (R) and Andreas Ihle of Germany celebrate after winning the Kayak double (K2) 1000m men final of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Canoe/Kayak Flatwater event in Beijing, China, Aug. 22, 2008. The German pair clinched the gold medal in this event with a time of 3:11.809. (Xinhua/Jiang Enyu)

  BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Germany claimed the men's kayak double (K2) 1,000m title in three minutes and 11.809 seconds at the Beijing Olympics on Friday.

  Denmark took the silver in 3:13.580, and Italy got the bronze in 3:14.750.