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Canoeing At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's K-1 200 Metres
The women's canoe sprint K-1 200 metres at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place between 15 and 16 August at Lagoa Stadium. The medals were presented by Barbara Kendall, IOC member, New Zealand and Maree Burnett, Board Member of the ICF. Competition format The competition comprised heats, semifinals, and a final round. The top six boats from each heat progressed to semifinals. The top two boats in each semifinal and the next two best boats overall advanced to the "A" final, and competed for medals. A placing "B" final was held for the next eight best boats. Schedule All times are Brasilia Time Time in Brazil is calculated using standard time, and the country (including its offshore islands) is divided into four standard time zones: UTC−02:00, UTC−03:00, UTC−04:00 and UTC−05:00. Time zones Fernando de Noronha time (UTC−02 ... ( UTC-03:00) Results Heats Top six boats progress to semifinals. Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Semifinals The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodrigo De Freitas Lagoon
Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon (Portuguese: ''Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas'') is a lagoon in the district of Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro, Lagoa in the Zona Sul (South Zone) area of Rio de Janeiro. The lagoon is connected to the Atlantic Ocean, allowing sea water to enter by a canal along the edge of a park locally known as Jardim de Alah. Islands *Piraquê Island on the western edge houses thDepartamento Esportivo do Clube Naval(Sport Department of the Naval Club). *Caiçaras Island on the southern edge houses the Caiçaras Club (:pt:Clube dos Caiçaras, pt), where water skiers tested for the 2007 Pan American Games. History Although it receives its waters from diverse river Tributary, tributaries from the surrounding hillsides, among those that stand out is the river Rio dos Macacos (today channelized), which introduces contaminated water. The water of the lagoon comes from the damming of an opening to the sea caused by successive build-ups of earth. This separates it from the Atlantic Oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
