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McGregor and van der Walt claim record fourth Hansa Fish title

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The Durban duo of Hank McGregor and Grant van der Walt rewrote the record books at the Hansa Fish River Canoe Marathon as they wrapped up a fourth successive K2 title on a day of drama a that saw the leaderboard dramatically shaken up, while women’s overnight leaders Abby Adie and Anna Adamová enjoyed an unchallenged second stage to claim the ladies’ title.
‘Living the Best Day Ever’, Hendri Coetzee – memoirs of the Nile source-to-sea expedition

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Sportscene was given exclusive access to the pre-published draft of Hendri Coetzee's autobiography; the South African was one of the most-respected explorers and paddlers in African history who navigated, by raft, the source of the Nile to its sea-mouth, Coetzee was sadly presumed dead in 2010 following an attack on his kayak by a crocodile.
OKC Announced As Host for 2014 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships

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The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has announced Oklahoma City as the host for the 2014 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships. The announcement was made yesterday in Copenhagen at the conclusion of the 2013 world event. The audience for the announcement included the Crown Prince of Denmark.
Hungary Dominate Canoe Marathon World Championships‏

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Hungary proved their prowess over the long distance picking up an impressive haul of 15 medals at the 2013 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark that was held from the 20-22nd September.
Canoe Marathon World Championships kick off with the Junior and U23’s

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The Canoe Marathon World Championships kicked off with the Junior and U23 events today at Lake Bagsvaerd in Copenhagen.
iPhone and Android apps for the 2013 Worlds Canoe Marathon Denmark

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Looks like a great few days ahead in Copenhagen as the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships take place. The Masters’ events are already underway.
Prague Worlds Canoe Slalom and 2013 Review

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The Prague 2013 Worlds were a worthy celebration of 100 years of Czech canoeing. The front of Monday’s local Prague papers showed a jubilant Vavřinec Hradilek in the water.
New canoe sprint format, something like the 2011 Red Bull Vizisprint?

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Fancy racing on a tiny city centre stretch of water in Paris, London, Berlin or some other high profile location? Well you should do, according to the German Canoe Federation.
Together moving forward in paddlesports

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In every sports club, sports federation or Olympic Committee there are challenges to face. Below you can find a list of some of the most common ones.
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.
Prague 2013 World Championships Canoe Slalom Preview

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We are at the culmination of an exciting year of racing at World Cup and continental championships. The Český svaz kanoistů celebrate 100 years of canoeing heritage (1913 – 2013) by hosting the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships for the third time (Lipno 1967, Troja 2006 & Troja 2013).
Major row between the International Canoe Federation and Rio 2016

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A major row has broken out between the International Canoe Federation and the organising committee of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games after it proposed relocating the canoe slalom event 700 miles away from the Olympic host city to an existing course at Foz do Iguassu in the far south-west of Brazil.
ICF to quantify Olympic Canoe Slalom Course Investment‏

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Soon after INSIDE THE GAMES published the news that Rio 2016 considers moving the canoe slalom venue to a distant venue, the ICF distributed the following press release.
Interview with Russian sprint athlete Vera Sobetova

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21 year-old Vera Sobetova, one half of the K2 500m crew who won the U23 World Championship earlier this year at Niagara and competed at London 2012 in K2 500m and K4 500m, chats to Sportscene’s Russian correspondent Yuliana.
2013 Freestyle Worlds to feature revolutionary new scoring system

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For the first time ever, a completely paperless real-time scoring system will help determine the winners of the International Canoe Federation’s Freestyle World Championships.
German-speaking Italians take top prizes at Italian Slalom Championships

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The 2013 Italian Canoe Slalom Championship will enter the history books; not only because it returned to the whitewater stadium in Mezzana, Val di Sole after a 7-year gap but also because the most anticipated titles were won by German-speaking athletes: Victories for Mayr and Horn, Molmenti missed out on the podium.
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.
2013 ICF Canoe Sprint Senior World Championships - Women’s Canoe

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Canada's reigning World Champion and unbeaten - Laurence Vincent Lapointe - is back on the line to defend her C1 and C2 titles. In the C2, she is teaming with Sarah-Jane Caumartin after the retirement of 2-time World Champion Mallorie Nicholson.
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.
Sportscene partnership extends to Sportaroo

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Following our proud campaign earlier this year to help Australia's Ros Lawrence finance her title-defending entry to the 2013 Extreme Kayak World Championships, Sportscene joins forces with Sportaroo, the crowd-funding platform that made it possible.
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.
Face-to-face with Marlène Devillez, France’s freestyle phenomenum

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K1W freestyle double European Champion (2010, 2012), 7-time French Champion and this year's winner at Sort International, 'Marlou' has a tête-à-tête with Sportscene
Preview World Championships Canoe Sprint Duisburg

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Racing at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships gets underway in Duisburg, Germany on Wednesday with the paracanoe events, the first time in the current Olympic cycle that paracanoeists will strut their stuff on a world championship stage alongside their able-bodied peers.
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.
Nantahala Outdoor Center to host 2013 Freestyle World Championships

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For the first time since the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, GA, world championship kayaking returns to the United States. The 2013 International Canoe Federation Freestyle World Championships will take place September 2-8 on the Nantahala River near Bryson City, NC.
Preview Italian Slalom Nationals in Mezzana

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Twenty years after the 1993’s Worlds, Mezzana and Val di Sole (Trentino, in the heart of the Dolomites) are back on the scene with the Senior Italian Canoe Slalom Championships being held on Aug. 31st and Sept.1st on the rough waters of the Noce River in Mezzana.
1000 Paddlers to Montreal: Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Championships

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Paddlers from 42 clubs across Canada will compete at the Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Championships from Tuesday to Saturday at the Olympic Basin in Montréal. A total of 1000 paddlers will compete for the title of National Champion and club pride in various canoe and kayak events over distances of 200, 500, 1000 and 6000 metres.
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.
Who will become the overall winners? Preview World Cup Final Bratislava

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We are at the last of the World Cup races already. How did that happen? The overall World Cup series in C1M, K1M and K1W is still wide open and will go down to the wire. We have all the top 10 athletes from this year’s World Cup race series so far in C1M and K1M.
Ivan Lawler: women’s canoeing and the Olympics

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Sportscene recently published Ivan Lawler's career memoirs, the five-time marathon World Champion also took time to talk to us about the future of women's canoe sprint.
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.
Canoe slalom at the Torino World Masters Games

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The Masters Games are held every four years, attracting around 25 000 athletes aged from 35 to over 90, competing in 40 sports. Ivrea Canoe Club hosted the slalom event, where over 100 paddlers took part on 7 August.
Final day of competition at the 2013 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships

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The U23 Men’s K1 200 was a nail-biter that was too close to call. Six paddlers crossed the line split seconds apart.
Results round up Junior & U23 canoe slalom European Championships

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GBR top medal table in U23 and France do so in Junior European Championship (excluding team events) high in the Rhône-Alpes on the River Isere near Bourg St Maurice.
Canada’s Women’s Kayak Team a Crowd Thriller on Day 2 of Canoe Niagara

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Canada’s women’s kayak team was a force to be reckoned with as day two of the 2013 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships took place under sunny skies at the Welland International Flatwater Centre. They turned up the heat and enthralled crowds with exhilarating races and close finishes.
Newsletter Rosalyn Lawrence

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I have just finished a training camp in Prague, where the World Championships will be held in September. Despite the entire venue recently being flooded to record levels, the course was completely repaired and ready to paddle on.
Canoe Niagara 2013 - Racing gets underway!

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Thursday August 1st, 2013 marked the inaugural day of international competition at the newly renovated Welland International Flatwater Centre (WIFC). The Opening Ceremonies of the 2013 ICF Junior and Under 23 Canoe Sprint World Championships kicked off the celebration at the Merritt Park Amphitheatre last night and races began this morning.
Canoe Niagara 2013 debuts new age category, new standards for international competition

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In two days, the Welland International Flatwater Centre (WIFC) will welcome over 1000 participants to Canoe Niagara 2013: the ICF Junior and Under 23 Canoe Sprint World Championships.
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.
Airport-side canoe sprint in the heart of London

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Excellent turn out as youngsters and club seniors race at the annual London Sprint Regatta at the London (rowing) Regatta Centre on Sunday 21st July.
Kiwis launch kayak paddle power meter

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It’s the invention you never knew you needed. It’s certainly a world first – a paddle with a built in power monitor, to tell you how much effort you’re putting in and whether you need to put, well, a bit more in.
Final wrap up Junior & U23 Worlds - Czech Republic and Slovakia top medal tables

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It has been a phenomenal week of sunshine and slalom action from the best Juniors and U23 paddlers in the world, following it has been riveting and a real wake-up call for senior paddlers just how far on this field have come on this season alone.
Day 3 Junior & U23 World Championships – Semi-finals day sees Jess Fox capsize to K1W goodbye

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Summary of Day 3 results: U23; K1W Jess Fox roll costs her final place but redeems herself with first in C1W, double boats for AUS-GBR-UKR also in C1W final, C2M 1,2,3 for Czech Republic, double Junior leads for Kim Woods in K1W and C1W, fastest in K1M Heats Smolen (USA) fails to qualify.
Junior & U23 World Championships – Ana Sátila; the face of Rio 2016

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Ana Sátila, the talented and rapidly improving 17-year old Brazilian paddler, could be the most in-demand athlete canoeing has ever seen at the next Olympics in Rio 2016.
Day 2 Junior & U23 World Championships – King Cédric, the next Estanguet?

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Summary of Day 2 results: Cédric Joly's (FRA) day – number 1 in both Junior C1M Heats, U23 Czech Kudejova seals K1W double-heat firsts, Colazinari (ITA) takes surprise overall first in U23 C1M
Junior & U23 World Championships kick off in spectacular style

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Our young canoe stars arrived in Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia the day before last, demonstration events yesterday afternoon, opening ceremony last night, the 2013 Junior Worlds are here and Day 1 is off as we speak.
10 Physical Habits of the Best (Female) Athletes

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In my capacity as a Peak Performance Coach, I have had the great pleasure to work with some of the world’s top female athletes. Some of the athletes I coach are world champions, some are college scholarship athletes and some are high school phenoms-in-the-making.