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Jono Wing and Bridgitte Hartley of to the Worlds in Moscow

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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.
Mocké clan dominate in Mauritius

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It was a dominant display from the surfski heavy weights in the Western Cape as the Mocké family won both the men’s and the women’s singles at the recent Mauritius Ocean Classic that took place in the island paradise last weekend with Jasper and Nikki proving too strong for their respective fields as they claimed the top podium step.
Slovenian slalom World Cup supporters make more noise than the Brazilian’s at the World Cup football

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While much of the World was focussed on 32 counties competing in Brazil the canoe slalom community with a similar number of nations were battling the best Tacen could throw up.
Clint Robinson interviews legendary waterman Oscar Chalupsky

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Few paddlers hold a record comparable to that of Oscar Chalupsky, who began his multiple water sports career during his school years.
Plans approved for whitewater facility in Oklahoma

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The Oklahoma City Council approved final plans for the public whitewater facility being built as part of MAPS 3 Tuesday. Once complete, the facility will offer rafting, kayaking and canoeing for all skill levels.
Shakespearean drama start to 2014 World Cup – London review and Tacen WC2 preview

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It was like a Shakespearean drama start to the 2014 season, tragedy, drama, comedy, thrills and unexpected twists and turns. Here is a review of the Lee Valley World Cup of 2014 and a preview of what to expect in Slovenia later this week.
Interview with marathon star Hank McGregor

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Benoni's Homestead Lake hosts the South African Canoe Marathon Championships on 7 and 8 June, with the standard of competition expected to be at an all-time high. Included among the entrants are reigning and three-time world champion Hank McGregor and under-23 world champ Andy Birkett.
Paracanoe’s great hope Fernando Fernandes sets out en route to Rio

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Even if you don’t know Fernando Fernandes personally, you’re sure to know who he is.
Paracanoe’s great hope Fernando Fernandes sets out en route to Rio

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Even if you don’t know Fernando Fernandes personally, you’re sure to know who he is.
Hank McGregor wins gruelling Molokai ocean race

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Hank McGregor underscored his status as one of the best paddlers on the planet by winning a second title in the Maui Jim Molokai Challenge in Hawaii on Sunday, beating Australian star Clint Robinson in a thrilling finish to the tough 56km race.
Tom Hall reflects on last weekend’s sprint World Cup in Racice

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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.
Czech Republic set for World’s Fastest Paddlers‏

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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.
First serious test for the K4some at sprint World Cup Racice

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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.
Interview with Jim Foti - Organiser Molokai Surf Ski World Championship

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Jim Foti and the Committee of the Kanaka Ikaika Racing Association are this year in charge of running the Molokai Surf Ski World Championship event. The Association have run the event for approximately 30 years of the event’s 37 year history.
Interview with legendary ocean paddler and pioneer Dean Gardiner

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Dean Gardiner has been one of Australia’s most successful ocean paddlers for over two decades. He is regarded as one of the best downwind paddlers by his peers around the World, with his reputation backed up by outstanding results.
Sprint legend Greg Barton interviewed by Clint Robinson

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One legend interviews the other legend. Clint Robinson interviews canoe sprint (and ocean racing) legend Greg Barton.
#Neverstop - Russian supermodel stars in celebration of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games

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“What if?” is the question posed by Natalia Vodianova in #Neverstop, the inspirational film directed by the French filmmaker and artist Bruno Aveillan, released today to raise awareness for the athletes competing at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games. The short imagines a heavily pregnant Vodianova running through an empty hangar with a prosthetic leg, her goal to challenge peoples’ preconceptions of disability.
Day 2 - Women’s Dusi still too tight to call

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2014 Dusi Canoe Marathon overnight women’s race leaders Robyn Kime and Dusi Queen Abbey Ulansky managed to stretch their already slender lead ever so slightly on Friday’s second stage from Dusi Bridge to Inanda Dam however just ninety seconds now separates them from their chasers and the tight affair promises to produce a fascinating final day’s contest on Saturday.
A day of salvage and supremacy in Dusi men’s race

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Friday’s second stage of the 2014 Dusi Canoe Marathon quickly became the Birkett/Zondi show as the overnight leaders piled the pressure onto their chasers, increasing their overnight five and a half minute lead to a mammoth nine minutes and now have one hand firmly on the coveted Player Family winner’s trophy.
Tips for surviving - and racing - in the Australian summer!

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Training tips from World Champion Ros Lawrence and how to survive the hot Australian summer.
Sudan Olympic solidarity course canoe sprint for coaches

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The International Canoe Federation (ICF) and the Olympic Solidarity offered their third Sprint Canoe Coach’s course for Levels 1 and 2 this past December.
The World Paddle Awards (WPA) unveiled to the world as website goes live

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The World Paddle Awards (WPA) is an award ceremony held annually, honouring the most remarkable men and women from the world of paddlesports along with their achievements from the previous calendar year.
USACK’ 2013 Year in Review: ParaCanoe

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With more than two years away from the Paralympic debut of ParaCanoe. Team USA is improving rapidly and has medals in mind for Rio 2016.
ParaCanoeist Bob Balk receives highest Paralympic honor

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U.S. Paralympics announced that that U.S. Paralympian Bob Balk, received the 2013 Paralympic Order from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the highest honor a person can receive the Paralympic Movement at the 2013 Paralympic Awards Gala in Athens, Greece.
Kendrick Louis eclipses Shannon Eckstein to claim round two Ironman honours in WA

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Rising star Kendrick Louis has eclipsed surf great Shannon Eckstein in a sprint battle up the beach to claim round two honours in the Nutri-Grain ironman series at Smiths Beach, Western Australia, this afternoon.
Rob Sleeth appointed GB Canoeing’s Men’s Sprint 1000m coach

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Following a thorough recruitment process GB Canoeing has appointed Canadian Rob Sleeth as Men’s Sprint 1000m coach. Sleeth, who begins his new role later this week, comes from a highly successful 21 year coaching and senior leadership role with Canada’s National Sprint Canoe Team.
Swedish Star set to shine over Australian water

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Australian Canoeing announced the appointment of Anders Gustafsson as the new men's High Performance Sprint Coach at the National Centre of Excellence on the Gold Coast.
Name the Deep Creek 2014 Mascot Challenge

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In anticipation of next year’s event in Garrett County, Deep Creek 2014 invites you to submit an entry in the Name the Deep Creek 2014 Mascot contest. To participate, “like” Deep Creek 2014 on Facebook, and then submit your entry as a comment or private message.
USA recaps their 2013 slalom season

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The year after an Olympics is always a season of transition. The U.S. Slalom Team headed into the 2013 season needing to replace four out of five members from its 2012 Olympic Team.
2020: canoe Tokyo, wrestling reinstated, Bach new IOC President

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At the 125th IOC session in Buenos Aires on Saturday night, it was announced that Tokyo would be the home of the 32nd Olympiad in 2020. Germany's Thomas Bach replaces Dr Jacques Rogge as IOC President and wrestling remains in the 2020 and 2024 Games.
Duisburg: resounding success as World Champs host

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As the music at the after-event party cranked up to full volume, the verdict of competitors and spectators alike was unanimous - it was a brilliant World Canoe Sprint Championships.
Germany Secure their First Gold in Duisburg‏

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Hosts claim their first Gold of the event as Tom Kierey (GER) overpowered a hugely experienced line-up in the K1 Men 200m Paracanoe LTA at the 2013 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg.
World Championships Paracanoeing decided in Duisburg

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Experienced performers were pushed hard as competition for medals continues to intensify in Paracanoe at the 2013 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg.
Paracanoe World Championships: Chippington dominates opening day in Duisburg‏

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Great Britain dominate on the opening day with six medals as the Paracanoe events provide the first opportunity to step on the podium at the 2013 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg.
Yuliana interviews Yuri Postrigay and Alexander Dyachenko

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Yura and I try to say something interesting and engaging about our sport for people to take an interest in it. I don’t feel like a media personality. I’m an athlete and my job is to train and race at the competitions.
Bratislava & overall 2013 World Cup series review

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The World Cup series final in Bratislava delivered some sensational fast runs in the final and new World Cup champions in each of the 5 classes. Congratulations.
Masterful performance by Peter Kauzer - Review of Tacen World Cup

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In my live tweets before Peter’s final run I said “Can Peter Kauzer deliver when it matters on his home course? #Tacen”. 9th place in recent races shows great consistency but isn’t up to Peter’s 2011 World Champion standard. He delivered emphatically with the only sub 100 second run time.
Golden girl Fox creates history

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19 year Jessica Fox has won K1 gold on a controversial final day of racing at the fourth ICF World Cup in Tacen, Slovenia. It was a historic moment for the young Australian who held her nerves to execute a clean run under enormous mental pressure to secure her maiden K1 World Cup triumph.
Tacen - One of the toughest and most unpredictable slalom courses in the World

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Tacen is always regarded as one of the toughest and most unpredictable courses in the World. We are back on the Sava river in the picturesque town in the foothills of the Smarna Gora Mountains for World Cup race 4.
Race report Sella Descent 2013

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Walter Bouzán and Álvaro F. Fiuza won the K2 category of the Sella Descent for the fourth consecutive time in the year when they announced their retirement.
2013 PASO Conference - Coach The Worlds

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An invitation was issued to all countries in the Americas to send one coach to a world-class Coaching Symposium in Welland, Ontario, Canada to be held in conjunction with the inaugural ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and Under23 World Championship.
Surfski Nikki Mocke incredible Portugal bronze after husband’s surgery

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Bronze-medallist at the first ever Ocean Racing Worlds (Nelo Summer Challenge), 'Nikki' reflects on her down-to-the-wire Final and how dramatic events off the field cast a shadow over her week in Portugal.
South Africa Dominate First ICF Ocean Racing World Championship‏

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South Africa’s Michele Eray and Sean Rice have become the first ICF Ocean Racing World Champions by winning their respective categories in the inaugural race hosted in Portugal (12-14 July).
Depression and comeback in sport

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It takes resilience to compete at the highest levels of our sport, and even the most successful competitors will experience the pain and disappointment of failure at some time in their careers.
Oklahoma River World’s First Permanently Lit Racecourse

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The Oklahoma River became the world’s first permanently lit racecourse June 29 in Oklahoma City. A ceremony marked the occasion during the second annual SandRidge Energy Stars and Stripes River Festival.
Interview with sprint Head coach Scott Oldershaw from Canada

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My position is called head coach of the national team. My job is to work with the other coaches, make sure they have what they need to do their job, take charge of team selections, plan for competitions and that kind of thing.
GB slalom selection 2013: interviews with athletes and officials

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Want to know what some of the athletes were thinking at the GB slalom selection earlier in the spring? Behind-the-scenes interviews are now up on Youtube.
Sports business and psychology experts Performance1 on-board

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Coaching leaders and teams in the art of success, Performance1 confirms their relationship with Sportscene.
What does a good coach do?

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My own view is that a good coach is primarily motivated by seeing someone else improve, they are creative and passionate about making this happen, and they build a trusting relationship.
Team GB tops paracanoe medal table at Euros Portugal

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What a couple of weeks it has been for GB; Fiona Pennie becomes K1W European Champion, Hannah Brown becomes Wildwater World Champion, Ben Brown finishes a superb fourth in the Marathon Euros and now it is the paracanoeists' turn.