Paris 2024: Liam Jegou digs deep to make canoe slalom semi-final

Liam Jegou is into the canoe slalom semi-finals at the Paris Games after coming through a gruelling day of action in Vaires-sur-Marne.

Jegou had an under-par first run, finishing 17th in a time of 102.67 seconds. He needed to find an improvement in his second outing and he did, shaving almost nine seconds off his time. Jegou did lose six seconds due to three penalties, but his 16th place overall was enough to send him into Monday's semis.

"It was such a tough day," he told RTÉ Sport.

"It was probably the hardest day I've had on the water in my my life.

'Probably the hardest day I've had on the water in my life'

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