J. PRSKAVEC
M. POLACZYK
M. SMOLEN
K. KUDEJOVA
R. FUNK
M. PFEIFER
D. FLORENCE
B. SAVSEK
R. WESTLEY
J. FOX
K. HOSKOVA
N. VILARRUBLA
ANTON/BENZIEN
PICCO/BISO
KLAUSS/PECHE
Two new names will be engraved on the Hansa Fish River Canoe marathon winner’s trophies as Hank McGregor and Abby Adie claimed memorable victories in the hotly contested men’s and women’s 2014 clashes respectively on Saturday while Nic Burden, Adam Nisbet and Jean-Luc Mauvis were crowned 2014 SA K3 River Marathon champions.
The popular K3 race at the Hansa Fish River Canoe Marathon has been given an added incentive in 2014 as it will also double up as the SA K3 River Marathon Championships and with this title on the line, the interest has led to the largest K3 field ever with just over 100 boats already confirmed for the race that starts at Grassridge Dam on Friday.
In preparation for the Olympic Games 2016 in Rio and as a consequence of the disappointing results of this year’s world championships in Moscow, the German canoe federation (DKV) rearranges its trainer team. This, also in regard to the competition for the important quota places in Milano next year.
Slalom coach Mike Druce is escaping from Colditz and walking 600km unsupported to Switzerland to raise money for the Fred Hollows Foundation. Date of escape 26th September 2014...
After a weekend of intense racing on the legendary Wellerbrücke rapids in Austria’s Ötztal valley, 25-year old Joe Morley from Leeds in Great Britain outpaddled a field full of the best kayakers in the world in his final run, claiming the second Extreme Kayak World Champion title of his career, ahead of Kiwis Mike Dawson and Jamie Sutton.
IOC president Thomas Bach has continued his campaign for the evolution of the Olympic movement. Bach: “Even when everything is going well and everything is positive, it is still necessary to analyze what the future will be, and to prepare for new scenarios."
In the third quarter of 2014 the Sportscene website (www.sportscene.tv) was visited 255,131 times with 0.72 million pages being watched or read. Below a table split by month.
For the seventh time in a row, between the 2nd and 4th of October, the world’s best whitewater kayakers from over 20 different countries meet in Austria’s Ötztal, Tirol’s longest alpine valley, to determine the adidas Sickline Extreme Kayak World Champion on the legendary “Wellerbrücke“ rapids.
Only 5 days after the World Championship in Russia, I am on my way to Potsdam in Germany. This has a great canoe club: it was the former West Germany Olympic team training centre and more recently they were German Club Champions winning more than 60 podium places.
Only 5 days after the World Championship in Russia, I am on my way to Potsdam in Germany. This has a great canoe club: it was the former West Germany Olympic team training centre and more recently they were German Club Champions winning more than 60 podium places.
Renata Csay (HUN) continues to excel at the very highest level winning her fifteenth World Championship gold, adding a K2 title to yesterday's K1 victory on the final day of action at the 2014 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships in Oklahoma, USA.
Germany confirmed their total domination in the women categories against Great-Britain, while France offered a third title to their extraordinary audience in the men competition. Spain won their first world medal in a refreshing battle against Italy.
Late dashes from two seasoned pros, Renata Csay (HUN) and Hank McGregor (RSA), proved decisive as they stole the show in their respective K1 races, the blue-ribbon event at the 2014 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships, in Oklahoma, USA.
The 8000 spectators present in the boiling hot arena of Thury-Harcourt this Saturday enjoyed one more day of thrilling competition and celebrated loudly the titles of France and Germany, 2014 ICF U21 World Champions.
Hungary, the paddling powerhouse dominated the opening day of action at the 2014 ICF Canoe Marathon Championships winning at least one medal in every race as the Junior and U23 events concluded in Oklahoma, USA.
Julia Child said it was butter that made French cooking different. How else can we explain France topping the medal table with a clean sweep of the K1M podium, overall best federation plus Team gold in K1M, K1W and C2? Need I go on?
The building of water and paddle sports centre is underway in the village of Yaksatovo in the region of Astrakhan, Russia. This year, the regional government has allocated 900 million rubles for the construction of this new centre.
The 11th edition of the ICF Canoe Polo World Championships takes place from 23-28 September in Thury-Harcourt, France. 510 players will represent 27 countries and qualified for the competition based on the position that they finished at previous World Championships and in between, Continental Championships.
South Africa is aiming for the number one spot in the world of men's kayak marathon racing at the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships in Oklahoma City, which run from 23 to 28 September. "I really think finishing as the top kayak team is a very realistic and attainable goal," Team Manager Steve Jordaan said this week.
Jessica Fox has created history winning gold in the K1W and C1W events at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Deep Creek, USA overnight.
M. DAWSON
C. KUHNLE
M. BENUS
A. PETERS
V. KHUDZENKA
E. MEDVECKZKY
GRIJIC/NOVAKOVIC
L. QIANG
M. DE JONGE
R. POULSEN
A. CHERVOVA
S. TARNOVSCHI
J. MOCKE
E. LEVEMYR
S. RAFAEL
H. TAKAKU
M. GRAZIANI
J. EGAN
N. LJUBEK
MINDE/HAMAR
PINTA/MOZZICAFI
S. LAMMLER
A. BUSLAIEVA
M. WEGMAN
S. REINOSO