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
Watching the world cup races two weeks ago in Milan and this weekend in Racice, reminded me of an anecdote a coach of mine would trot out when I would whine about training in bad conditions.
Racice in the Czech Republic is the destination for the world's fastest paddlers who are set to compete in the second ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup from the 16-19 May.
The second ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup gets underway on today and concludes on Sunday. More than 600 athletes from 40 countries will participate across 26 events in the small town of Racice in the Czech Republic.
Australian Dual Olympic sprint kayaker, Hannah Davis, is replacing her kayak with hiking boots and her kayak paddle with walking poles, and is going to climb Mount Kilimanjaro! In June, Hannah will head to Tanzania, Africa, where she will trek to the top of Mt Kilimanjaro.
It was a beautiful though bumpy weekend in Milan for the first sprint world cup of 2014. The first international race of the season is a chance for athletes and coaches to test how effective winter training was, try out new race plans and, of course, send a message to the competition.
Canoe sprint paddlers from every corner of the globe are descending on Milan, Italy for the first 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup of the season that will be contested from the 2-5 May.
After a challenging 2013, London Olympic bronze medallist Bridgitte Hartley is aiming for a strong start to 2014 in the first sprint World Cup event of the season in Milan. She has been in Europe since mid-April preparing to take on the world's best.
Life lessons over a coffee with 2-time K1 4x200m World Champion Ekaitz Saies in his home-town San Sebastian, Spain.
Natal Canoe Club star Bridgitte Hartley underlined her credentials as South Africa's leading sprint canoeist by dominating the South African National Championships at Nagle Dam outside Pietermaritzburg on the weekend.
Bridgitte Hartley starred at the South African Sprint Canoeing Championships on the weekend at Nagle Dam as the Olympic bronze medallist ticked all the boxes in her long term strategy aimed at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recently announced Lisa Carrington (NZL), the Canoe Sprint K1 200m Olympic Champion and multiple World Champion, as one of the of 37 Athlete Role Models (ARMs) who will attend the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games from 16 to 28 August in Nanjing, China.
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