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Here in hungary. it's crazy hot today. there is a bit of a breeze, which won't make conditions easy but i think he's just excited to be finally getting going. next up is heat five of the men's k1200 metres and it looks as though pita taufatofua of tonga is struggling out in lane eight. looks like we're ready. six are in position, tonga not quite, but away they go. stefanovic of serbia has powered out at the start and into the lead. some way back is our tongan paddler, who is not going to pull this back, i'm afraid. stefanovic takes the win — 33.97 seconds. taufatofua finishes almost 25 secon...

Welcome to southern hungary for the 2019 canoe sprint world championships. we are all set for what's likely to be a scorching few days of action. to reach the olympics, pita needs to progress not only through the heats and the semifinals but reach the final and finish in the top five. realistically, that's going to be pretty tough in his debut, so he's hoping effectivelyjust to finish without falling in. you can do a bit of swimming, i hear. i've been swimming nonstop since i got in these things. it's like they've got a mind of their own. they just keep throwing you out. if you make a tiny mis...

Muscle damage. so the odds were stacked well against him at the canoeing continental qualifier, where only the winner would reach tokyo 2020. taufatofua is fighting but it's just not going to be enough. the cook islands will take the olympic place. the tongan will have to try again later in the year. a brutal schedule meant that less than two weeks later, pita was next on australia's gold coast for tae kwon do's continental qualifier, again, only victory would do. taufatofua just needs to close this one out. and that's it. an incredible win in the end against all the odds. he's qualified for t...

Pita is moments away from making his kayak debut here in hungary. it's crazy hot today. there is a bit of a breeze, which won't make conditions easy but i think he's just excited to finally get going. next up is hit five of the men's k1200 metres and it looks as though pita taufatofua of tonga is struggling out in lane eight. looks like we're ready. six are in position, tonga not quite, but away they go. stefanovic of serbia has parried out at the start and into the lead. ——powered out. some way back is our tongan paddler, who is not going to pull this back, i'm afraid. stefanovic takes th...

For the 2019 canoe sprint world championships. we are all set for what's likely to be a scorching few days of action. to reach the olympics, pita needs to progress not only through the heats and the semifinals but reach the final and finish in the top five. realistically, that's going to be pretty tough in his debut, so he's hoping effectivelyjust to finish without falling in. you can do a bit of swimming, i hear. i've been swimming nonstop since i got in these things. it's like they've got a mind of their own. they keep throwing you out. if you make a tiny mistake or you think about another b...