Paddlers enter canoe finals as Pinay spikers fall

PALEMBANG, Indonesia: Hermie Macaranas and Ojay Fuentes finished third in the preliminaries to advance to the final round of canoe’s 200-meter men’s doubles in the 18th Asian Games on Friday at the Jakabaring Sports City Lake.

The Filipinos clocked 41.441 seconds, finishing behind China (38.473) and Kazakhstan (38.762) in Heat 1 of the five-team event.