Canoeing-Fuksa wins gold for Czech Republic in men's canoe single 1,000m final

(Corrects distance to 1,000m from 100m in headline and first paragraph)

By Philip O'Connor

PARIS : Martin Fuksa of the Czech Republic won gold in the men's canoe single 1,000m final at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium on Friday. 

Brazil's Isaquias Queiroz came in second to secure the silver medal, with Serghei Tarnovischi of Moldova picking up the bronze

(This story has been corrected to change the distance to 1,000m, not 100m, in the headline and paragraph 1)