Ed McKeever has become the K1 200m canoe sprint Olympic champion, living up to the pre-race hype to clinch Team GB?s 26th gold medal of London 2012. Ed McKeever celebrates his gold medal win in the men?s K1 canoe sprint (Picture: Getty) The favourite clocked a time of 36.246 seconds to finish ahead of Spain?s Saul Craviotto Rivero, who got silver, and bronze medal winner Mark de Jonge of Canada. Despite strong head winds, McKeever powered into an early lead and kept a high stroke rate to stay ahead throughout. ?It was really painful down the last bit with that headwind,? McKeever said afterwards. ?I was really just focused on the first two or three strokes, I wanted to nail those and hope the race sorted itself out ? and it did.? Ed McKeever was in control from the off (Picture: Getty Images) The 28-year-old nicknamed ?The Iceman? added: ?It was just relief at the end, not elation, more relief. I was so happy I could do it in front of the home crowd. ?I woke up at 5 o?clock this morning, I was like a kid at Christmas waiting to get my presents. I?m going to get those presents in a minute.? McKeever is the reigning European and World champion in this discipline. Jess Walker will look to get another medal for Britain in the women?s K1 200m final later this morning. Great Britain, who sit third in the medal table, are now 11 golds behind China and 11 ahead of Russia. PICTURES:
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