Canoeing-France's Castryck out of kayak cross contention after gate miss

PARIS : French teenager Titouan Castryck was sensationally knocked out of Monday's kayak cross quarter-finals on Monday despite finishing first in his race following a penalty for missing the third gate on the course. 

With the first two in each race going through to the semis, the 19-year-old kayak slalom silver medallist cruised over the line in first place but was quickly bumped down to third after judges decided he failed to pass the third of 10 gates on the course in the correct manner. 

The semi-finals and finals for men and women take place later on Monday.