Rebeka Simon (GBR) and Anna Karasz (HUN) were two paddlers who took full advantage of the tailwind as the second day of action drew to a close at the 2014 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.
Szeged welcomes youth again! Watch the live stream! After the successful Junior World Championship in 2005 and the Junior & U23 European Championship in 2008 in Szeged, Hungarian Canoe Federation is proud to be the host of the young raising stars at the traditionally very prestigious, internationally renowned Maty-ér Regatta Course, Szeged.
Many of the world’s best young paddlers began their journey to the top of the sport as the 2014 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championship in Szeged, Hungary got underway in bright yet breezy conditions.
With more than three thousand lakes and over thirty-three thousand kilometers of rivers and streams, Brandenburg, Germany was the ideal spot to host the 2014 ECA Canoe Sprint European Championships. The conditions for this year’s championships were at times more suitable for a surf ski or sailing competition, but the athletes who train in rough conditions showed their mettle.
London Olympic bronze medallist Bridgitte Hartley will fly the South African flag at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Moscow from 6 to 10 August. After a mixed start to the international racing season, the Natal Canoe Club (NCC) star is focused on getting her season back on track.
Sam Phungula, who spearheads Natal Canoe Club's (NCC) development programme with Thuthu Manyathi, recently attended a four-day course put on by the International Canoeing Federation (ICF) and focusing on C1 (Canadian) canoeing in Morocco.
My first time in Szeged was to cheer for the Canadians racing at the 2005 junior worlds. The senior team was training in Dunavarsany about 10 kilometres outside of Budapest, and we wanted to support our young teammates on our Sunday off.
Germany’s Max Hoff and Sebastian Brendel each completed the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup series with a 100% record in their respective events as the action concluded in Szeged, Hungary on Sunday 25 May.
The competition on the Maty-ér regatta course where 54 nations have registered to race is going to be the last event of the World Cup Series of 2014: Szeged will be the capital city of international canoeing this weekend.