The men's 500-meter preliminary round was held at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris,El.kz reports with reference to the press service of the NOC.
Kazakhstanis Timur Khaidarov and Sergey Emelyanov finished fifth out of six duets, which allows them to continue their performance at the quarterfinals. In accordance with the rules, the first two crews in each race automatically qualified for the semi-finals.