<p>India's Niraj Verma qualified for the final of the canoe sprint events at the Asian Games along with the men's and women's pairs, here on Saturday.</p>.<p>Niraj topped the canoe single 1000m semi-final by clocking 4:31.626s after missing the final qualification in heat 1, where he managed a time of 4:25.162 seconds.</p>.<p> Taipei's Kuan-Chieh Lai emerged the winner by clocking a blistering 4:02.431s.</p>.Asian Games: Sutirtha-Aihika create history, reach table tennis women's double semis.<p> Later, the top three in the four-canoer semifinals advanced to the medal round with Niraj taking the top spot.</p>.<p> The eight-man final is scheduled for Monday.</p>.<p> The Indian team of Ribason Singh Ningthoujam and Gyaneshwor Singh Philem reached the canoe double 500m final after finishing third with a combined timing of 1:57.225 seconds in the semifinals.</p>.<p> This was after they finished fourth in heats with a timing of 1:54.829 seconds.</p>.<p> In the women's Kayak double 500m semifinal, the Indian duo of Binita Chanu Oinam and Parvathy Geetha finished second with a combined timing of 2:07.036 seconds after claiming fourth place in the heats, clocking 2:06.956 seconds.</p>.<p> India have won only one bronze medal so far in the sport at the Asian Games -- a bronze at the 1994 Hiroshima edition.</p>.<p> In the last edition in Jakarta, Indian athletes made eight finals across slalom and sprint events but could not secure a medal.</p>.<p> A kayak has a double bladed paddle whereas a canoe has a single bladed paddle. </p>
<p>India's Niraj Verma qualified for the final of the canoe sprint events at the Asian Games along with the men's and women's pairs, here on Saturday.</p>.<p>Niraj topped the canoe single 1000m semi-final by clocking 4:31.626s after missing the final qualification in heat 1, where he managed a time of 4:25.162 seconds.</p>.<p> Taipei's Kuan-Chieh Lai emerged the winner by clocking a blistering 4:02.431s.</p>.Asian Games: Sutirtha-Aihika create history, reach table tennis women's double semis.<p> Later, the top three in the four-canoer semifinals advanced to the medal round with Niraj taking the top spot.</p>.<p> The eight-man final is scheduled for Monday.</p>.<p> The Indian team of Ribason Singh Ningthoujam and Gyaneshwor Singh Philem reached the canoe double 500m final after finishing third with a combined timing of 1:57.225 seconds in the semifinals.</p>.<p> This was after they finished fourth in heats with a timing of 1:54.829 seconds.</p>.<p> In the women's Kayak double 500m semifinal, the Indian duo of Binita Chanu Oinam and Parvathy Geetha finished second with a combined timing of 2:07.036 seconds after claiming fourth place in the heats, clocking 2:06.956 seconds.</p>.<p> India have won only one bronze medal so far in the sport at the Asian Games -- a bronze at the 1994 Hiroshima edition.</p>.<p> In the last edition in Jakarta, Indian athletes made eight finals across slalom and sprint events but could not secure a medal.</p>.<p> A kayak has a double bladed paddle whereas a canoe has a single bladed paddle. </p>