Ren Mishima of Japan has not take the top spot with a timing of 122.62, while Kamila Safina of Kazakhstan has taken the fourth spot with a timing of 128.65.
However, Atcharaporn Duanglawa of Thailand and Weihan Chen have posted much better timings of 124.71 and 125..11, and are way ahead of the rest of the pack.
Hello and welcome to our coverage of the Canoe event at the 2018 Asian Games today!
India will be represented by Champa Mourya, who will take part in the semifinals today, giving her a great chance of winning another medal for the country.
The 2018 Asian Games are underway as a strong Indian contingent contest in over forty sports in Jakarta & Palembang.
The 4th day of the multi-sporting extravaganza was excellent for India. Rahi Sarnobat won another gold in shooting by bagging the top spot in the Women's 25m Pistol event. The shooter from Kolhapur has created history by becoming India's first female shooter to win Gold in an individual event at Asiad. India also bagged 4 medals in Wushu on Day 4, taking their medal tally to 15.
Elsewhere, two medals were confirmed in tennis -- Ankita Raina confirmed her medal after defeating Chong Euduce Wong of Hong Kong 6-4, 6-1 to enter the top 4 in women's singles while the Men's duo of Rohan Bopanna/Divij Sharan also won their quarterfinal encounter 6-3, 5-7, 10-1 and entered the semis, thereby confirming a medal. They will be in action in their respective matches today!