Australian crew captain Curtis McGrath is remaining philosophical after lacking the rostrum within the males’s para canoe va’a VL3.
McGrath, who a day earlier at Vaires-sur-Marne had received gold within the 200m kayak single last KL2, completed in fourth place within the 200m va’a race by 0.06secs.
The 36-year-old had declared earlier than Sunday’s last that it was prone to be his final time contesting the single-paddled race, through which he received gold at Tokyo.
If he does return to compete in Los Angeles the previous soldier’s focus is prone to solely be on the kayak race.
“I feel the boat itself, for me, is tough work,” McGrath stated.
“It could have been actually nice to be on that podium, and any step I may have achieved, it could have been good.
“However on the similar time, it was a kind of issues that we labored so onerous (for) and acquired there in the long run, and it simply wasn’t my day.
“I am nonetheless pleased with the place I’m, but it surely wasn’t the send-off I wished.
“It is clearly a bit disappointing to come back away fourth. So shut. The race is de facto onerous. It is a actually aggressive race.”
Kiwi Peter Cowan pipped McGrath to the bronze medal whereas Ukrainian Vladyslav Yepifanov claimed the gold.
Earlier within the day, Australia’s Susan Seipel completed in fifth spot within the ladies’s KL2.
AAP