Paris 2024: Noel Hendrick advances to K1 semi-final but disappointment for Michaela Corcoran

There were mixed results for Team Ireland at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium, as Noel Hendrick secured a place in Thursday's men’s K1 semi-final, while Michaela Corcoran was eliminated in the heats of the women’s C1 Canoe Slalom.

Hendrick recovered from an error-strewn first run in the kayak heats to finish 19th overall with a best time of 90.68 seconds, and will return in the semi-finals on Thursday.

With 20 of the 24 participants advancing to the semis, Hendrick put himself under pressure with an opening time of 98.64 seconds, which left him 18th overall, after picking up five two-second time penalties.

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However, the 26-year-old looked far more assured in his second run, with just one time penalty for touching the fifth gate leading to his 90.68 score, which was enough for him to finish 19th overall, just over ten seconds back from France’s Titouan Castryck, who produced the fastest time in the heats, 80.09 seconds.

"It was a really tough day, I think I've been struggling the last few weeks with being very safe and not taking risks in my runs and I think all I wanted to do today was go out and try to attack and race my fastest.I think in my first run I really achieved that but I took too many penalties and it was a really difficult build to the second run," said Hendrick, who is coached by 2008 Beijing Olympian Eoin Rheinisch.

"I guessed that I had to improve, I didn’t know for sure, but when I was in the start pool of the second run all I could hear was the