German pair Christian Gille and Thomasz Wylenzek have paddled their way to a bronze medal in the men's 500-meter canoe double, in a photo-finish with second-placed Russians Sergey Ulegin and Alexander Kostoglod.
Wylenzek competed a day after being treated in hospital for dehydration. Meng Guanliang and Yang Wenjun of China took the gold medal, successfully defending their Olympic triumph in Athens. The result was disappointing for Germany, who have dominated the sport since the early 1990s. Earlier on Saturday Sabine Spitz secured a gold for Germany in the womens' mountain bike racing.
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