Katalin Kovacs of Hungary clocked 150.010 to win the gold of the rain-hit women's K-1 500m final at the 2007 CanoeKayak Flatwater Open today in Beijing.

Among the nine boats in the final, Katalin Kovacs started in Lane 5. Standing at first after the ranking round, Kovacs directly entered today's finals and outraced Carrie Johnson of the United States to win the title.