Liu Hao (L)/Ji Bowen of China react after the men's canoe double 500m final of canoe sprint at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Vaires-sur-Marne, France, on Aug. 8, 2024. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

China's Liu Hao and Ji Bowen claimed the men's canoe double 500m gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.

The pair clocked one minute and 39.48 seconds, ahead of Italy's Gabriele Casadei and Carlo Tacchini who took the silver in 1:41.08. The bronze went to Joan Antoni Moreno and Diego Dominguez from Spain who finished in 1:41.18.