The 29-year-old, an 11-time world champion who claimed K1 and K4 500m gold at London 2012, started steadily before stamping her authority on a top-quality field in the middle stages.

She finished ahead of New Zealand's 200m winner and Olympic champion Carrington.

Inna Osipenko-Rodomska of Azerbaijan took bronze to follow her 200m silver. 

It marked a superb return to form for the Hungarian winner, who "only" claimed gold in the K2 event at last year's World Championships, laying down an ominous marker ahead of Rio 2016.

Italy's Manfredi Rizza took the K1 200m title for a maiden World Cup triumph.

France’s Maxime Beaumont took silver and Britain’s Liam Heath the bronze.

Russia's Ivan Shtyl was another impressive winner in the C1 200m as he seeks to improve upon his London 2012 Olympic bronze.

Ukraine claimed triple gold on another day of European domination.

Dmytro Ianchuk and Taras Mishchuk pulled to victory in the C2M 1000m while team-mate Oleh Kukharyk won the K1 500m event.

Mariya Povkh, Svitlana Akhadova, Anastasiia Toddrova and Inna Hryshcun also took the women's K4 title after beating Belarus and Poland.

Australia's Kenny Wallace, Riley Fitzsimmons, Jabob Clear, Jordan Wood made a late surge to win the K4 1000m as they aim to successfully defend their Olympic title.

Moldova's Serghei Tarnovschi secured gold in the C1 500m.