Canoe sprint Queen Lisa Carrington has her sixth Olympic gold medal as part of the women's K4 crew in Paris.

NZ’s women's paddlers could hardly have wished for more on the opening day of canoe sprinting in Paris.

Some of NZ's biggest remaining medal hopes in Paris get their oars wet for the first time on Day 11.

Four canoe sprint paddlers have been selected for Paris, two of them will be making their Olympic debut.