Heats and semi-finals were held across several events today, including the men's K1 1,000m, where Serbia's Bojan Zdelar posted the fastest time - 3min 38.93sec.

Zdelar, Denmark's Rene Holten Poulsen - a former world champion in the discipline - and Belgium's Artuur Peters were the three athletes to advance straight to the final by winning their opening heats.

The final is one of 10 scheduled for tomorrow.

A Paralympic qualifier is also due to begin at the Hungarian venue tomorrow, and two finals are timetabled.

Portugal's Joana Vasconcelos was fastest in the women's K1 500m today, while Georgia’s Mariami Kerdikashvili produced the quickest time in the women's C1 200m - a new Olympic event.

Italian Carlo Tacchini was quickest in the men's C1 1,000m.

Danes Simon Schuldt-Jensen and Morten Graversen produced the best time to reach the men's K2 1,000m final, while Moldovan brothers Oleg and Serghei Tarnovschi were quickest in the men's C2 1000m.

Olympic qualifying is due to conclude tomorrow, after which another three days of World Cup action is scheduled.