Josef Dostál wins gold in 500m sprint canoe

Czech kayaker Josef Dostál won the world championship title in the men’s K1 500 at the 2024 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Sunday.

This is his sixth world title and a second medal for Dostál from this event, after winning bronze in the mixed 500m double kayak race on Saturday.

Another medal for Czechia was secured by canoeist Martin Fuksa, who clinched silver in the men's C1 500.