Li Zhen and Liu Haitao win 500m K2 gold for PLA

But the PLA pair of Li Zhen and Liu Haitao began to pull away at the 250 meter mark.

The kayakers increased their lead from then on and left the pack far behind, sprinting to the finish line in first place with a time of 1 minute 33.14 seconds.

The Guizhou pair of Zhang Fusheng and Zhang Hongpeng finished with the silver medal while Wan Chunshi and Zhou Peng of Jiangxi took bronze.