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
Steve Fisher and a trio of the bravest elite white water paddlers undertake an expedition to become the first to successfully navigate the Inga Rapids, considered the sacred heart of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the most perilous descent in Africa, if not the world.
The message is pretty clear: people who spend approximately 75 minutes per week on moderate to intense physical activity (moderate intense: brisk walk, gardening, etc.) live an average 1.8 years longer than those who do nothing to move.
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Top Kiwi paddler Darryl Fitzgerald is targeting the K1 in next year’s sprint season.
Thirty of the world’s best kayakers competed in a "Boulder Dash" race on Thursday, December 6, in stage two of the 2012 Whitewater Grand Prix on the Rio Puesco in Central Chile. Eric Deguil (FRA) took first place among the men and Nouria Newman (FRA) placed first among the women.
Sportscene has been in touch with Sussex University Canoe Club (UK) President, Katie Hedgecock, who took her squadron of 15 débutante, advanced and alumni paddlers to the London 2012 Olympic course on a gloomy November weekend.
Earlier this week the 2012 Whitewater Grand Prix kicked off in spectacular fashion with a whitewater enduro race on the Rio Gol Gol in Chile. Over thirty of the world’s best whitewater kayakers competed in the first stage of this 5-stage, 14-day event.
The International Olympic Committee has dismissed a bid to have the winning Hungarian boat in the women’s K4 500m Olympic final disqualified on the ground that one of its members was ineligible to race in it.
The Olympic disciplines of Canoe Slalom and Canoe Sprint picked up silver and bronze respectively at the biennial Olympic Golden Rings awards in Lausanne last night.
Three-time Olympic canoe champion Tony Estanguet announced his retirement today.The charismatic Frenchman, who won the men’s C1 title in London to add to the titles he scooped in Sydney and Athens – told his fans on Twitter...
The 2012 Whitewater Grand Prix world kayaking championship will take place December 1-14 on the remote rivers of Chile. Thirty of the world’s best extreme kayakers, including Olympic athletes and world-record holders, will compete in the 14-day event.
Two weeks ago we published Ben Brown's Athlete Roast, which was delicious and nutritious! Then we came across this Tim Tam Cheesecake recipe from London Olympian Jo Brigden-Jones.
As if top-level paddling is not tough enough, Wallace will this week put his body through the five-day torture test that is the Mark Webber Challenge adventure race in Tasmania.
Last Friday saw the launch of one of the first post-London canoeing books – “100 days to history” – which documents the quest by Spanish C1 giant David Cal for a gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games.
With warmer weather and summer fast approaching, paddlers and rafters from across the Bay of Plenty are expected to take on the Tarawera river this weekend ahead of the World Rafting Champs in 2013.
From time to time a legend may be unintentionally forgotten if they lead a humble existence out of the lime-light post-paddling career or if their successes were not documented.
The recent ICF Congress in St Petersburg marks another chapter in the on-going push for gender equality in canoe-sport. The immediate aftermath to the congress has been described as a ‘global outrage’ – prompting an explanatory statement from ICF President Jose Perurena.
In recent years the event has been on a much lower scale, largely due to poor levels, but this year Jacko from KayakoJacko went all out to bring the festival feel back and turn it back into the booming event it once was. With the boom that’s going on in freestyle right now it seems perfect timing to relaunch the event in this manner.
The International Canoe Federation decided to hold the Olympic program concerning women's canoeing unchanged in 2016. Below the response from CanoeKayak Canada and the community.
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Elected to the position 4 years previously, Fox was seen by many as too progressive on the evolution of the Olympic program and on improving the ICF’s position on gender equity.
Well, yes and no. Or no and yes, in fact. The International Canoe Federation Congress in St Petersburg, Russia was due to vote on these proposals this week.
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