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Last day of the Dragon Boat World Championships in Milan

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Canada excelled on the penultimate day of the Dragon Boat World Championship at Idroscalo, Milan. The Canadians dominated the podium with gold medals today. Russia continued their success as did Hungary.
DAILLE dominates the K1 Men World Cup with a fifth medal in five races

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The first finals of the 2012 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup took place Saturday on the Water Sports Centre Cunovo (Bratislava, Slovakia) under a chilly autumnal weather.
Day 2 Worlds Dragon Boat Racing: Russia Wins Five titles in one day

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First day of finals at the Idroscalo Regatta Course in Milan, Italy at the ICF Dragon Boat World Championship and the Russians, with the largest delegation among the countries that are competing with over 170 members dominate.
Slovakia at ease through the qualifications, despite Hochschorner brothers out!

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Busy day on Friday in the Water Sports Centre Cunovo (Bratislava, Slovakia) that welcomes the fifth and final stage of the 2012 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup. More than 200 paddlers from 30 countries entered the competition this morning on one of the most demanding course ever paddled.
Day 1 ICF Dragon Boat World Championships

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Packed grandstands today at the Idroscalo of Milan - the huge rowing facility of the Lombard capital - with a thousand people on the stands and at least as many on the banks of the basin, for the beginning of the Dragon Boat World Championship.
Top Dragon Boat teams in Milan for World Championships

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For the first time in the history of Dragon Boat, Milan, Italy will host the ICF Dragon Boat World Championships. This edition of the Championships will be hosted by Milan’s Idroscalo Club which is one of the most prestigious clubs in Italy.
Interview with Peter Micheler – Vice President International Rafting Federation

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The 2012 Youth & Masters World Championships have come to a conclusion and Sportscene spoke to International Rafting Federation Vice President Peter Micheler post event.
Future looks bright for World Rafting after Czechs and Russians share World Champion honours

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Rafting was the real winner after the 2012 Youth and Masters World Championships came to a conclusion, following the last of four disciplines, the ‘Downriver’ being raced along the Vltava River today.
Men’s and Women’s final day Rock Island World Cup

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The final day for women’s K1 competition at the 2012 World Cup of Freestyle kayaking included a morning semi final session and a finals in the afternoon. The world’s top names mixed with some new names on the scene made their way down the rocks to the cool waterfalled feature.
Jana Dukatova recovers form to win K1 gold in Prague

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Jana Dukatova (SVK) won the Women’s K1 gold medal on the final day of the Prague World Cup. In a final that included only three paddlers ranked in the world’s top 10, Dukatova delivered her run with the graceful precision that has become her trademark.
Russia and Italy step up and challenge the local favourites

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Fans packed the banks of the course for the second day of the 2012 Youth & Masters World Championships in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. Slalom was today’s event, the third of four disciplines to be raced to determine who the world’s best Youth and Masters champions will be in this discipline.
Finalists from Olympic Games pick up Medals on Day 2 of Prague World Cup

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Three weeks after they were tipped to medal at the Olympic Games, Etienne Daille (FRA) and Benjamin Savsek (SLO) won gold at the Prague World Cup, while David Florence (GBR) a medallist in London, and Denis Gargaud-Chanut (FRA) the 2011 World Champion, both bowed out of the competition in the semifinal stage.
Czechs dominate on day 1 of the Worlds Rafting in the Sprint and H2H

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A quiet sense of expectation dawned on the athletes as they rose from their hollows in anticipation for the start of the 2012 Youth & Masters World Championships.
Wrap up Men’s and Women’s Prelims World Cup Freestyle Rock Island

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With thousands of pounds of equipment to carry down the back woods trails of Rock Island’s falls section, the preparations for the 10 am start began at twilight. The gang from NOC brought in their new scoring system and had it all ready to go just in time.
2012 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Cup Begins This Friday in Southeastern US

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When the 2012 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Cup in Rock Island, Tennessee kicks off tomorrow (Friday) it will be the first time that an international Canoeing event has been hosted in the Southeast part of the USA since the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. As many as 100 athletes from 18 countries have confirmed their appearance.
Meet the colourful Czech youth ladies team

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Decked out in Czech colours from head to toe, this year’s local womens youth team are arguably the most colourful athletes at the 2012 Youth and Masters World Championships, set to commence in Ceske Budejovice tomorrow.
Russian ladies strive for Youth Crown

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The women’s Russian youth team have their sights set on victory at the inaugural Youth and Masters World Championships at the Ceske Budejovice Whitewater course, commencing this Saturday.
Local men’s Youth look to Czech mate the opposition

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The Youth World Rafting crown looks set to be a battle of four nations with the local favourites the Czech Republic, lead by Captain Antonin Hales confident ahead of racing commencing on Saturday down the Ceske Budejovice Whitewater rapids.
PREVIEW - Youth & Masters World Championships Rafting

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15 Countries from 3 Continents have arrived at the canoe slalom course in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic in readiness for Friday’s opening ceremony of the 2012 Youth & Masters World Rafting Championships.
30 Countries set to Compete at Prague World Cup

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Three Olympic medalists and several athletes from the London 2012 Olympic Games have confirmed their participation at the 2012 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Prague. The Prague World Cup which will be held from 23-25 August (Friday-Sunday) is the fourth of five World Cups in ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Series.
How to learn from the greatest show on earth: the Olympic Games

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After two action-packed weeks, we are getting some sleep again and are able to get things back on track after spending these two, bleary-eyed weeks watching the best-of-the-best compete at the highest level. What comes now is an opportunity for us to learn from ‘the greatest show on earth’.
The 2012 Sella Descent: a race with one of the most spectaculair starts

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The current World Marathon Champions, Walter Bouzán and Álvaro F. Fiuza from Spain (Team Feve-Oviedo Kayak), have continued to expand their curricula, with a third consecutive victory at the 76th edition of the Sella Descent.
The Albanian Eagles rafting team

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Not many of us will have heard much about rafting in Albania, but for over 15 years a few Albanians have been pioneering rafting in their country. Zamo Spathara was involved in the first exploration of the Osumi Canyon in 1985.
German Youth team are aiming for a podium finish

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The German youth team coming to the Youth and Euro Champs 2012 has one change in the team since their success at the 2010 Youth WRC. The team consists of Leonhard Anzinger, René Raschka, Merlin and Gabriel Holzapfel.
Ed McKeever and Lisa Carrington win inaugural K1 200m gold medals

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On a day that saw four gold medals handed out to the four different countries, Ed MCKEEVER (GBR) was Eton Dorney’s golden boy, winning the coveted Men’s K1 200m gold medal and becoming the first paddler to win this distance at the Olympic Games.
Showdown between McKeever and De Jong in 200m final

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“EXPLOSIVE” was the word off commentators as they attempted to grasp the speed and strength of paddlers competing in the 200m distance for the first time at an Olympic Games.
Day 4 London 2012: Germany reins in the competition with two gold medals at Eton Dorney

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Peter Kretschmer/Kurt Kischela extended Germany’s lead on the medals table when they won the Men's C2 1000m final and in the Women’s K2 500m Germany’s and Franziska Weber/Tina Dietze denied Katalin Kovacs/Natasa Douchev-Janics their third consecutive gold medal.
London 2012: Germany and Hungary top Medals Table on Day 3 of Canoe Sprint Competition

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Hungary and Germany's dominance of Canoe Sprint today was on display for all to see at Eton Dorney as Hungary collected two gold medals and Germany a gold, silver and two bronzes out of four events.
Germany’s Women’s K2 500m duo of Weber/Dietze to challenge Hungary’s Kovacs/Janics for glory

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After a day of heats and semifinals at Eton Dorney, the German duo of Franziska WEBER/Tina DIETZE look the most capable of denying Katalin KOVACS/Natasa DOUCHEV-JANICS (HUN) their third consecutive gold medal in the Women’s K2 500m.
Adam van Koeverden sails through to Finals

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The first day of the Canoe Sprint competition had the crowd at Eton Dorney on their feet as racing got underway in the final week of the Olympic Games.
Freestyle Kayaking at the London 2012 Olympics

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Freestyle kayaking has made its debut at the Olympics. On July 29th 2012 a team of six of the worlds top freestyle athletes showcased their sport for the first time ever at an Olympic games.
Future king meets Australian princess

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It's a long way from Penrith but rubbing shoulders with the royals in London is all part of Olympic glory. Proudly parading her silver medal from the slalom kayaking event on Friday, teenage Games sensation Jessica Fox met with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in London.
It’s GOLD and SILVER for Team GB and France’s Emilie FER makes history

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It was a historic day at the Lee Valley White Water Center, where Great Britain's Tim BAILLIE and Etienne STOTT, David FLORENCE and Richard HOUNSLOW claimed Men’s C2 Olympic gold and silver respectively, and Emilie FER became the first Frenchwoman to win Canoe Slalom gold.
K1 Final London 2012: happy birthday Daniele Molmenti

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The 2010 World Champion and current world No.3 had struggled to show his full potential during the preliminary rounds, but delivered a superb performance in the final to claim gold in 93.43 seconds.
France’s Tony Estanguet wins Men’s C1 Olympic GOLD medal

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Tony Estanguet (FRA) claimed a historic third gold medal in the Men’s C1 event at the Lee Valley White Water Centre on Tuesday.
London 2012: Top Paddlers all make it through to Men’s C2 & Women’s K1 semifinal

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Slovakian twins Peter and Pavol Hochschorner are on course for a historic fourth gold medal in Men's C1, while Women’s K1 Maialen Chourraut (ESP) looked strong in her quest to win Spain's first Olympic medal in Canoe Slalom at the Lee Valley White Water Centre.
London 2012: Double Olympic champion Michal Martikan Recovers to Win Men’s C1 Heats

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Michal MARTIKAN (SVK) recovered from a disastrous first run in the Men’s C1 heats, and Men’s K1 Hannes AIGNER (GER) showed he is the man to watch as the Canoe Slalom competition kicked off the Canoeing programme at the Lee Valley White Water Centre.
London 2012 opening ceremony: facts and figures

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A century ago London hosted the Fourth Olympiad in 1908 Summer Olympics. It was first time London hosted Olympic Games, there were 24 sports and approximately 2,000 athletes participated, representing 22 countries.
London Olympics 2012 and the media

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This year's London Olympic and Paralympic games are set to provide the largest digital spectacle in history, with media personnel set to outnumber athletes by a ratio of two to one.
Olympic Stadium will be turned into a British country idyll

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London's Olympic Stadium will be transformed into a rural British idyll for the Games opening ceremony on July 27, organizers said.
2012 Youth & Masters World Rafting Championships

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The Czech Boaters Union (SVoCR) cordially invites all IRF member federations to send their selected Youth and Masters teams to the 2012 Youth & Masters World Rafting Championship in the Czech Republic. The Youth event will be only be the second of its kind, whereas the Masters World Rafting Championships will be the very first race at this level in the history of rafting.
2012 Pre World R6 Rafting Championships - Rotorua New Zealand

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Rotorua is excited about its selection to host the 2012 Pre Worlds and the 2013 World Rafting Championships in November next year as it will be the first time the international event has been staged in New Zealand.
27 Nations head to Wausau, Wisconsin (USA) for Junior/U23 World Championships

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In a week more than 300 of the world’s best young Canoe Slalom paddlers representing 27 nations will be on the Wisconsin River in Wausau, Wisconsin (USA), competing at the 2012 ICF Junior/U23 Canoe Slalom World Championships.
The Freestyle Euros: What a ride! What a show!

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Spain’s Joaquím Fontané took the K1 men’s title at ECA European Freestyle Championships in Lienz. Marléne Devilez (FRA) defied her title in K1 women’s. In K1 junior men all the medals go to Britain.
Freestyle-Euro: First gold medals for Britain and Germany

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Germany’s Philipp Hitzigrath looped to the top of European Open Canoeing. Claire O’Hara took the European Champions title in women’s squirt. In K1 women’s the reigning world-champ caused the biggest surprise today: she missed tomorrow’s finals!
Freestyle-Euro: Sebastien Devred takes the lead in K1 men’s

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Young Sebastien Devred from France set today’s high-score at the K1 men’s prelims at the ECA European Freestyle Championships in Lienz (Austria). Britain’s James Weight showed a stunning 2nd run scoring the best single ride.
World Cup Marathon Copenhagen - Day 2

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As is usual, Sunday was the ‘doubles’ day. In the very competitive Senior Men’s K2 race, there were a few powerful boats but the two main favourites, were Walter Bouzán and Álvaro F. Fiuza (ESP), current World Champions for two years in a row.
World Cup Marathon Copenhagen - Day 1

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The 2012 Marathon World Cup was held last weekend at Lake Bagsværd (Copenhague) Denmark, as a prelude to the Marathon World Championships that will take place at the same spot in 2013.
Freestyle-Euro: Team Britain in the lead

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After today’s prelims at the ECA European Freestyle Championships in Lienz the Brits take the lead in four out of fife categories. Only in the K1-Ladys defending euro- champion Marlène Devillez (FRA) keeps Britain’s double-world-champ Claire O’Hara from taking the lead – for now.
Freestyle-Euro: Ladies, it’s getting serious!

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Prelims take off at the European Freestyle Championships in Lienz Austria on Wednesday. OC1, K1 junior men, K1 Women and C1 unisex start their competitions. After the second nations training, the ladies drew different conclusions about the challenging hole on the Drava.