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Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's K 2 500 metres

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The women's K-2 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing. The K-2 event is raced in two-person kayaks.

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Competition consists of three rounds: the heats, the semifinals, and the final. All boats compete in the heats. The top three finishers in each of the two heats advances directly to the final, while the remaining top nine finishers in both heats move on to the semifinal. The top three finishers in the semifinals join the heats winners in the final.

Heats took place on August 19, the semifinal took place on August 21, and the final was on August 23.

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Heats

Qualification Rules: 1..3->Final, 4..7->Semifinal + 8th best time, Rest Out

Semifinal

Qualification Rules: 1..3->Final, Rest Out

References

Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's K-2 500 metres Wikipedia