| Norwegian canoeist Knut Holmann defeats Petar Merkov of Bulgaria for the second consecutive day to win the K-1 500 m gold medal at the Sydney Olympics; he defeated Markov in the K-1 1000m the previous day  Norwegian canoeist Knut Holmann defeats Petar Merkov of Bulgaria for the second consecutive day to win the K-1 500 m gold medal at the Sydney Olympics; he defeated Markov in the K-1 1000m the previous day |
