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Elements for a solution to doping in the Olympics and paddlesports

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As we have seen, doping is a serious problem in Olympic sports including Canoe/Kayak. It’s also becoming clear that the following are the basic elements for any solution to the problem:
Canoe/Kayak event for Syrian Refugees - Greater Edmonton Racing Canoe and Kayak Club

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In a joint venture, the Greater Edmonton Racing Canoe and Kayak Club and the St Albert Canoe and Kayak Club invited a large group of Syrian Refugees to their Kirk Lake paddling facility which borders the two Cities.
Doping problem in canoe/kayak worse than reported

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The doping problem in sports generally and in canoe/kayak specifically is worse than reported in my Sportscene tv piece of June 1. More athletes and entire federations, including the Romanian canoe/kayak federation, have now been banned from international competition because of doping.
Rio 2016 - Athletes freeze sperm over Zika virus fears + some advice…

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British long jumper Greg Rutherford has had his sperm frozen before competing at the Rio Olympics because of fears about the Zika virus, reports BBC Sport.
Can we ever eliminate doping in (paddle)sports or “No Dope, No Hope”?

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Doping threatens to destroy the integrity of competitive sports, including paddlesports. It seems like every day some new athlete gets sanctioned for doping. Some are even sanctioned retroactively for doping years ago. Whole teams are being banned from the Olympics.
“Freestyle Kayaking is the Olympic contender”

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Freestyle kayaking is now a strong contender for inclusion in the Olympic Games. World championship events are being watched by tens of thousands live and millions of viewers via TV productions.
Preview: 2016 USA Canoe/Kayak Slalom Olympic Team Trials Event 1

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With the azaleas in full bloom, athletes from across the nation have come to the US National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, NC for the 2016 USA Canoe/Kayak Olympic Team Trials (April 8-9). This competition will serve as the first of two domestic Olympic Team Trials events.
Design the slalom gate and win 3000 Euros

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The ICF is calling for designs and models for new Canoe Slalom Gates that would allow the audience and spectators to clearly understand touches by athletes.
Racing matches hot weather at the start of the 2016 African Sprint Champs

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With a record number of nations entered, the seventh edition of the ICF Canoe Sprint African Championships got under way at the brand new sprint course at Shongweni Dam, KwaZulu-Natal in sweltering hot weather.
Top Ten suggestions on kayaking in hot climates locations

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At one time in everyones paddling life, you will paddle in a destination that is just bloody hot. As a paddler who has been instructing for nearly two decades living in Australia and having successfully followed the summer between the southern hemisphere and northern hemisphere every year allowing me to have an endless summer for 16 years I feel I have had my fair share of hot paddling sessions and can qualify in talking about this topic.
Brain doping - the newest weapon in the quest for athletic performance

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Let's face it - doping has sadly become the main issue facing sport. Almost every day we are bombarded by news of doping scandals at all levels. Athletes, federations, and clubs are under constant scrutiny and it's becoming more and more difficult for the media to enjoy doing our work.
Dreyer & Change a Life scoop World Paddle Award

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Martin Dreyer’s dedication and hard work to the growth of canoeing amongst black paddlers in South Africa, particularly in KwaZulu-Natal’s Valley of a Thousand Hills, via his Computershare Change a Life Academy was internationally recognized on Saturday when he received the 'Foundation Award' at the World Paddle Awards for 2015 in Barcelona, Spain.
“Canoe Slalom Cross” (Boater Cross) presented at ICF Board Meeting in March

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Ettore Ivaldi’s thoughts about the "canoe slalom cross" proposal that the ICF Slalom committee will present to the ICF Board of Directors later this month.
Natal Canoe Club produces its best results yet at the 2016 Dusi

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The past weekend’s FNB Dusi Canoe Marathon was a huge success for Pietermaritzburg's Natal Canoe Club (NCC). Not only did NCC’s Andy Birkett stand on top of the men’s podium and Abby Adie win the women’s race, but the NCC Development Team produced its best results yet.
Brigden-Jones on top of 500 metre podium after six year battle

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It’s taken her six years, but London Olympian Jo Brigden-Jones is finally back on top of a crowded K1 500 pack after winning the event at the Oceania sprint Championships and second Grand Prix (GP2) in Adelaide, Australia on Sunday.
Invitation Kempen Marathon and Brabant Marathon

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A unique opportunity to race two marathons in one weekend in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Training - Why do we do what we do?

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Why as coaches do we look to these extraordinary athletes and assume that because they do a certain exercise that this exercise is good for our 99% of ordinary athletes?
Widespread changes proposed for the 2020 Olympic games canoe/kayak program

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The International Canoe Federation (ICF) have approved a race program with some striking changes for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games.
Open letter Bill Endicott: “Merging USACK with ACA and doing it now is our best hope”

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Yesterday we published an article about USACK ending the partnership with ACA. The USACK board of directors however voted to resume the merger talks. Leading up to this vote a letter was distributed by Bill Endicott, which explains many of the issues and opportunities involved.
USACK ends the partnership with the ACA

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The USACK Board of Directors has decided to end the partnership with the ACA and no longer utilize the administrative services offered to it by the ACA.
Exciting and interesting kayak and canoe races

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Kayaking is a fantastic sport, a great excuse to get outside, push yourself and to travel to new places, so hopefully this list below will inspire you. If you think we’ve missed any worthy races off the list - which we did - then comment below and let us know.
How to keep warm while kayaking in winter | Choosing kit for canoeing and kayaking in the cold

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Every time winter rolls around you have to decide, are you going to hide in the gym for months on end or are you going to get out there on the river, paddle hard and enjoy the lovely outdoors?
Lawrence upstages Fox to win K1 National title

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Rosalyn Lawrence has produced a sizzling run in the women’s K1 final to upstage London Olympic silver medalist Jessica Fox at the Australian Slalom Championships in Tasmania today.
Fox outguns senior men to record fastest time in Tasmania‏

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Jessica Fox demonstrated just why she is the number one ranked female paddler in the world by recording the fastest run on day two of the Australian Slalom Championships in Tasmania this morning.
Thoughts on the Nelo Cinco design: or why is the nose upside down?

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It’s been around for a few months now but the Nelo Cinco is still getting comments about its strange looks so we thought we should have a dig in to the ideas behind the changes.
Simple nutrition tips and tricks

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Diet. It’s all rather confusing isn’t it? There’s so much conflicting advice out there. High carb or low carb? Red meat or no red meat? Gluten or gluten free? To a large extent it depends on your personal goals, whether you’re an avid athlete training for greatness or someone who just want to keep healthy.
Breakfast with the Brazilian Canoe Slalom team 2015

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If 2013 was an evening with the Brazilian Canoe Slalom team, then the Rio test event could be the warm-up breakfast before the lunch banquet along the Deodoro course next summer.
To be the best you have to train with the best

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Gold Coast paddler Jordan Wood leads a younger brigade of 1000 metre kayakers that have emerged throughout the Australian ranks in reason seasons.
First big race and 2016 sprint season commencing tomorrow in Adelaide, Australia

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The 2015/16 domestic canoe sprint series gets underway in Adelaide tomorrow with Grand Prix 1 set to stage the opening race of the season.
10 top tips for recovery after training

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Training hard is great, and necessary to improve your paddling to a good level but its not the only thing you need to get dialled in. You need to be able to recover from the sessions you do, then you’ll come back stronger and fitter and able to train even more. We’ve compiled a top tips list of the key things to consider.
2015 Canoe Slalom season review in 3 words

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The 2015 was the defining point in determining which nations qualified spots for Rio; so 2015 canoe slalom season in 3 words would be Rio Spots Qualified. As we speak the top athletes are in Brazil testing the new Aquece Rio course.
2017 World Masters Games - 10 quick tips for masters’ success

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Are you involved in a team sport and searching for ways to improve your team’s chances of success in masters tournaments?
The state of anti-doping and drugs testing in canoeing and kayaking

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People seem to be happy to talk about drugs in athletics and cycling these days. But what about canoeing? What are we doing? Canoeing is a smaller sport with less of a media spotlight.
The fight against leukemia - Siderus Tasiadus, a strong partner

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Canoe slalom athlete Sideris Tasiadis is fighting hard to quality for the Olympic games, despite fighting against leukemia with his partner- against all odds.
Canoe sprint athletes worried: sports director criticises Rio Olympic race course.

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Since several weeks, many athletes are in great concern about the water quality of the Olympic race course in Rio. It was mainly water plants that troubled the athletes during the test race this past weekend. The judgment:”Not fit for Olympia!“
Interview with sprint star Lisa Carrington

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We caught up for a chat with Lisa Carrington a week before the 2015 World Canoe Sprint Championships. She was spending her final training camp along with the rest of the New Zealand team in Training in Paradise – paddling on lakes Bled and Bohinj (Slovenia).
2015 European Champions crowned in Krakow

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The artificial slalom channel on the Vistula River in Krakow, Poland, hosted this year’s edition of the European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships. During four competition days twenty new European Champions were crowned.
Germans pick up three gold medals and a bronze at the European Canoe Polo Championships

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Essen, Germany, hosted this year’s European Canoe Polo Championships, with more than 400 athletes from 19 countries participating at this event. The competition welcomed teams in four categories – men’s, women’s, men’s U21 and women’s U21.
Disability not stopping Olivier in maiden Fish quest

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With the 2015 Hansa Fish River Canoe Marathon just over a month away, paddlers’ preparation is well underway and it is no different for Gauteng based para-canoeist Constant Olivier who will be tackling the iconic two-day journey from Grassridge Dam to the Sports Fields in Cradock from 9-10 October for the first time.
2015 ECA Junior and U23 European Canoe Slalom Championships kicks off in Krakow

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The Krakow slalom course will host another major canoeing event this year. After the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup race took place in June it's the youngster’s turn this time.
Essen is ready for the 2015 European Canoe Polo Championships

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Germany is all set to welcome more than 400 athletes at the 2015 ECA European Canoe Polo Championships. The championships will take place in Essen from 26th to 30th August 2015.
Brazilian paracanoeists confirm two Rio 2016 slots

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With seven medals at the Paracanoe World Championship in Milan and two newly-confirmed spots at the Paralympic Games; Team Brazil Paracanoeing have become serious contenders on the international scene.
Call for proposals to design a new ECA logo

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The European Canoe Association as the leading institution of the European canoe sport announced a competition to design a new ECA logo. An attempt to modernize a logo is a part of media activities European Canoe Association wishes to implement in the future.
Wide open canoe slalom World Cup picks up back in Seu

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After a five week break the World Cup picks up again exactly three years since the London Olympics. The paddlers have been busy putting in sessions on Lee Valley for the upcoming Worlds next month, or racing at the Pan Am Games in Minden, Canada and competing in other national championships.
Punters Guide to Form – Pan Am Canoe Slalom preview

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Top level international canoe slalom returns to the Gull river in Minden for the first time in more than 20 years. Here is a short round-up of what to expect as well as our punters guide to which athletes are on form coming into these Pan Am Games.
Mark Oldershaw named flag bearer for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games

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The Canadian Olympic Committee has named Olympic bronze medalist Mark Oldershaw as the flag bearer to lead Team Canada’s largest ever Pan American Games delegation into the opening ceremonies at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games on July 10.
So much more than just a World Cup – why we love Prague so much

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The Czech team again took full advantage of their home race to secure 6 golds with wins in C1M, C1W, K1M as well as C1M, C1W & K1W teams. Why do we all love Prague so much? Well for one the World Cup has become a week long Paddlefest, with the Paddleride and Riverside Cross on the Vlatva river in the majestic old city in addition to the World Cup race in Troja.
Germany and Hungary share first Canoe Sprint medals

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The balance of power in international Canoe Sprint swung dramatically as the first five medals of the Baku 2015 competition were decided at the Kur Sport and Rowing Centre in Mingachevir on Monday morning.
Senior ICF Canoe Slalom season kick-off in Prague

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The 2015 ICF World Cup series gets underway with paddlers from 45 federations racing in Prague. It is a consistent venue in the calendar that has regularly hosted World Cup races and the recent 2013 Worlds.
Baku 2015 European Games - Canoe sprint organisers trying to go with the flow

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Preparations for the 1km long canoe sprint competition course along a picturesque stretch of the Kur River started 18 months ago. But controlling the flow of water from the hydro electric power plant at the Mingachevir Dam to the Caspian Sea has proved to be a major challenge for race organisers.