Ježek ensured the first position
In the only semifinal runs of men single canoe Stanislav Ježek confirmed his favoured position by finishing in the fastest time 95.64. Zhiqiang Teng (CHN) also had a really good run, his time had been the best until Ježek'r run. Only one hundreth slower was David Florence (GBR) .
See the complete results here.
Another Czech canoeist that will participate in the final is Vítězslav Gebas (6th place, time 97.50). Tomáš Indruch unfortunately ended on the 15th place.
Huge zeal proved Alexander Slafkovský (SVK), who had had the second best time in heats, but he almost didn't make it to the final as he touched the gate twice. It was a huge effort and speed that let him pushed down the four seconds penalty and he finally got into the final from the last possible position (10th).
Just to remind, final will také place at 12.20 am, and it will be the decisive run for the whole World Cup serie as these Troja races are the last ones of this competition.There's a really big chance of winning this valued trophy for Stanislav Ježek (CZE). If he'll be fourth in the final, he would become the over-all winner of this year World Cup.