Following are the semifinal results of the flatwater women's kayak double (K2) 500m at the Olympic Games on Thursday (top 3 to final, rest out):

1. Shinobu Kitamoto/Mikiko Takeya, Japan, 1 minute 43.541 seconds

2. Anne Rikala/Jenni Mikkonen, Finland, 1:44.624

3. Yvonne Schuring/Viktoria Schwarz, Austria, 1:44.834

4. Beatriz Manchon/Sonia Molanes, Spain, 1:45.313

5. Beatriz Gomes/Helena Fogarty, Portugal, 1:46.021

6. Stefania Cicali/Fbianna Sgroi, Italy, 1:46.163

7. Ivana/Martina Kmetova, Slovakia, 1:46.380

8. Michele Eray/Bridgitte Hartley, South Africa, 1:47.018

9. Kristin Ann Gauthier/Mylanie Barre, Canada, 1:47.510

(Xinhua News Agency August 21, 2008)