Published on 12:00 AM, August 19, 2016

Kozak wins kayak gold

(L-R) Denmark's Emma Jorgensen, Hungary's Danuta Kozak and New Zealand's Lisa Carrington celebrate on the podium after the Women's Kayak Single (K1) 500m event at the Lagoa Stadium during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. Photo: AFP

Hungary's Danuta Kozak won the women's single kayak 500m gold at Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, capturing her second gold of the 2016 Games and the fourth Olympic title of her career.

Kozak, who claimed gold with Gabriella Szabo in the double kayak 500m on Tuesday, repeated the single 500m gold she won in London four years ago.