Tokyo Olympics: Czech Republic's Prskavec wins canoe slalom men's kayak
Tokyo/UNI/Xinhua: World champion Jiri Prskavec won the first men's canoe slalom gold for the Czech Republic with a men's kayak victory at the Tokyo Olympic Games here on Friday.
Qualified first from the semifinals, Prskavec finished in 91.63 seconds with a clean run, pushing Slovakia's Jakub Grigar (94.85) to second by 3.22 seconds.
London 2012 bronze medalist Hannes Aigner of Germany took the bronze in 97.11.
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