The first run of K1M was dominated by Alexander Grimm
The first run of category K1M finished too. The best time was reached by
Alexander Grimm from Germany - 79.50s, followed by the winner of World Cup Series 2009 Peter Kauzer from Slovenia(79.93). The third was Czech kayaker Vavřinec Hradílek (80.74s). The second run of this category is beginning at 17.21. As in all categories only the better time is counted to the final results. Only 40 athletes will have chance to compete in Sunday's semifinal race.