Chinese paddlers cruise into canoe sprint final of Hangzhou Asiad

HANGZHOU, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- All Chinese paddlers cruised into the final on the first day of canoe sprint competition of Hangzhou Asiad on Saturday.

Zhang Dong, gold medalist at the Jakarta Asiad, finished his heat of the men's kayak single 1000m in the first place with three minutes and 47.118 seconds, directly booking a berth in the final, while Shakhriyor Makhkamov of Uzbekistan and Rodion Tuigunov from Kyr