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Australia has claimed another Olympic medal, this time a bronze in canoe sprint.
Jean van der Westhuyzen and Tom Green claimed the country’s 46th medal in the 500m kayak doubles in Paris.
Germany took gold and Hungary silver.
Australia never looked like they had a chance of taking gold and slowly fell away from silver as the Hungarians gained pace towards the end of the race.
The Australians edged out the Spanish pair for fourth place by just 0.09 seconds.
Jean van der Westhuyzen and Tom Green claimed the country’s 46th medal in the 500m double kayak race in Paris
More to come.
