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DAVID Smith and Luke Morrison combined to claim Australia¿s first gold medal in the men¿s K2 1000m race at the canoe sprint World Cup in Szeged, Hungary.

Smith and Morrison executed the perfect race to reel in the field after the 750m mark to not only claim the gold medal but secure their berth at the World championships later this year in Canada.

The Australian duo completed the course in a time of 3mins 38.001sec to lead home the Hungarian and German crews to claim a famous victory.

Fellow Australians Jacob Clear from Queensland and Murray Stewart (NSW) finished fourth.

“To win the gold at a World Cup is an amazing feeling,” Smith said.

“We have been working really hard for …  Details

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