Richard Petit | ICF - Late dashes from two seasoned pros, Renata Csay (HUN) and Hank McGregor (RSA), proved decisive as they stole the show in their respective K1 races, the blue-ribbon event at the 2014 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships, in Oklahoma, USA.

It was the fourteenth world title for the 37-year-old Csay, who has dominated the upper echelons of the sport for over a decade; today was no different.

Right from the off the Hungarian challenged her rivals by gradually increasing the speed, and one after the other fell away until there was just two, Csay and the newcomer Lizzie Broughton (GBR).

The young Brit pushed hard and gave everything, but couldn't match Csay's final effort as the pair closed in on the finish line comfortably clear of the bronze medallist, Anna Koziskova (CZE).

For McGregor, in the K1 Men, the bunch didn't leave quite so quietly, with a large group of paddlers hanging on right up to the final portage, pushing, the now four-time K1 Marathon World Champion, to his limits.

However, the guile of the 37-year-old South African proved decisive, outwitting his opponents he managed to secure the best line into the final bend, then dug deep and pulled hard, leaving his exhausted opponents in his wake over the final few metres of the 30 km race. 

Ivan Alonso (ESP) and Josã Ramalho (POR) collected the silver and bronze, finishing in that order.

The C1 Men's title went to the impressive Manual Antonio Campos (ESP), who has previous, winning his first world title back in 2012 followed by a silver at last season's championships.

For a large part of the race, Hungarian Marton Kover and Nuno Barros (POR) pushed him, but neither could contend with the Spaniard’s resilient and persistent stroke rate.  

Earlier the junior duos were in action with Hungary again dominating the podium. The South African pair of Louis Hattingh and Jean Van Der Westhuizen was the only team able to topple the paddling super nation.

In their K2 Junior battle, they managed to out sprint the double threat from Hungary, after the trio of boats had yo-yoed for position over much of the 22.5 kilometre course.

It was the partnership of Oliver Gergely and Matya Koleszar that won the dual for silver, out manoeuvring their compatriots Antal Vidakovich and Peter Freistak.

Noemi Lucz and Dara Solyom added to the impressive gold haul for Hungary as the pair edged ahead of their teammates in the push for the finish line in the K2 Junior Women's race.

Yesterday's Junior K1 Women World Champion, Tamara Takacs, was one of those teammates, she joined forces with Noemi Pupp to gain silver.

Denmark also continued to show the strength of their youth development, as Katrine Graesboll Christensen and Cathrine Rask took the bronze behind the Hungarian double.

Daniel Laczo and Bence Balazs, and Dori Norbert Paufler and Akos Horvath managed another one-two for the Hungraian nation in the C2 Junior Men's race.

Ãlvaro Garrido Velasco and Ignacio Calvo Moya picked up bronze for Spain.

For all results visit: www.sportscene.tv/flatwater/marathon/result-archive

K1 Men Senior

1. Hank McGregor (RSA)
2. Ivan Alonso (ESP)
3. Josã Ramalho (POR)

K1 Women Senior

1. Renata Csay (HUN)
2. Lizzie Broughton (GBR)
3. Anna Koziskova (CZE)

C1 Men Senior

1. Manuel Antonio Campos
2. Marton Kover
3. Nuno Barros

K2 Women Junior

1. Louis Hattingh / Jean Van Der Westhuizen (RSA)
2. Oliver Gergely / Matya S Koleszar (HUN)
3. Antal Vidakovich / Peter Freistak (HUN)

K2 Women Junior

1. Noemi Lucz / Dara Solyom (HUN)
2. Tamara Takacs / Noemi Pupp (HUN)
3. Katrine Graesboll Christensen /Cathrine Rask (DEN)

C2 Men Junior

1. Daniel Laczo / Bence Balazs Dori (HUN)
2. Norbert Paufler / Akos Horvath (HUN)
3. Ãlvaro Garrido Velasco / Ignacio Calvo Moya (ESP)