On Day 1, Prachi gave Uzbekistan's Irodakhon Rustamova a run for her money as both athletes were separated by a timing of 1.022s. Prachi secured a silver medal finish by clocking 1:03.47s while Irodakhon claimed the gold medal with a timing of 1:02.125s
The duo clocked 3:53.329 seconds to finish third here. In the 1994 Hiroshima edition, India had bagged a bronze in the same event through Siji Sadanandan and Johnny Rommel.
Franziska Weber and Tina Dietze of Germany won gold in the women's 500-meter K-2 at Dorney Lake on Thursday, denying their Hungarian rivals a third straight Olympic title in the event.
Danuta Kozak of Hungary won the Olympic title in the women's 500-meter K-1 at Dorney Lake on Thursday, capturing her country's third gold of the canoe sprint regatta.
Hungary ended the 16-year dominance of Germany in the women's 500-meter K-4 at the Olympic Games by beating its fierce rival to gold at Dorney Lake on Wednesday.
Tony Estanguet of France won gold in the men's canoe slalom at the London Olympics Tuesday, regaining the title he won in 2000 and 2004 by just over a second in a rattling finish on the rapids.
The Spanish Canoeing Federation has lost its legal challenge to get its team entered instead of Russia in the K-2 1,000-meter event at the London Olympics.
Canoeing during the London Olympics will have men giving their best to secure a medal for their respective countries. For women however, it will be a story untold. Reason? No event for the fairer gender!