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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.
“Paddle in the Park” with KayakPro – São Paulo Style

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Currently excitement and infatuation has been engulfing Brazil due to the FIFA World Cup, yet the tropical Portuguese-speaking country is home to another notable sports scene – canoeing and “The Paddle in the Park”.
Spankin it: yoga for kayakers with Adriene Levknecht - Part II

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In this second part of my yoga trio blog I'm going to go into some more challenging poses. They will work on stretching your side and front body, balance, and strengthening multiple muscles. Remember, yoga is about breathing, stretching, and going into the pose so that you get the most out of it.
The 3 types of mental training for paddlesports

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Not all your training has to be on the water or in the gym. In fact you can add a powerful dimension to your performance by including short mental training sessions that will develop your psychological strengths of mastery motivation, decision-making and execution.
Spankin it: yoga for kayakers with Adriene Levknecht - Part I

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During the winter, I have been trying to stay warm and in shape by doing loads of yoga. I am going to do a series on some of the best poses that I have fallen in love with and also some health benefits of the poses. Contrary to popular belief, yoga is not just sitting a room with a bunch of hippies who chant "Om" for hours. There are multiple different types of yoga and one type may not work for you but another one will.
In the flow - Performance psychology for winning in canoeing and kayaking

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In the Flow is the latest book by world-leading sport psychologist Jonathan Males on performance for winning in canoeing, kayaking and other paddlesports.
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.
Are athletes really getting faster, better, stronger?

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When you look at sporting achievements over the last decades, it seems like humans have gotten faster, better and stronger in nearly every way.
Youngest ever marathon world champion Cam Schoeman retires

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Former K2 world marathon champion Cam Schoeman (pictured right) has announced his retirement from competitive paddling. The Natal Canoe Club star can look back on a sparkling career laden with highlights.
#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.
Sportscene preview 2014 marathon season

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The 2014 Canoe Marathon season begins with the feeling of being at the start of a new era. After a few years of establishing and consolidating a fixed format for international competitions, standardising distances, laps, and portage rules, 2014 will see a new step forward with the World Champs to be held in the USA after 14 years without visiting the American continent. On top of this, the world will be waiting to see the new format introduced at the World Cup.
How do we make canoe sport bigger?

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GB Canoeing have called in consultants to advise them on how to make sprint canoeing – that’s high kneeling rather than kayaking – a bigger, better sport.
Sportscene preview 2014 Freestyle kayaking season

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2014 is already lining up to be another exciting year of freestyle action with major events set to be held on the best features across the World. Starting off with the Nile River Festival in Africa the season will continue with the National Student Rodeo in the UK in March, followed by a full calendar of European and USA competitions as well as other events, across the globe.
Sprint Canoe Drills: It’s a Balancing Act!

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As canoeists, we can all remember our first time trying out a sprint canoe. Steadying yourself against the dock, paddle in hand, pushing off gingerly (perhaps with the help of someone else holding on to the stern of the boat) and slapping the water repeatedly with your blade. SPLASH! Into the water again. It’s a familiar cycle: push off, fall in, climb up, repeat.
My first flight!

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32 feet are damn high. So high, so terrifying, the first sight of the horizon line made me cry. I had read about this waterfall long before, and for even longer, I had been dreaming of running a waterfall this high or even higher. I had run an 8m high drop before, but that 10 m mark seemed magic, like a door to a new dimension.
Hey there! My name is Sarah Ruhlen

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Hey there! My name is Sarah Ruhlen. I am 18 years old, and live in the Southeastern region of the United States.
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.
Is this how a training session looks like in 2020?

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“Ok, your drone is linked up, let’s start the session now”. Hearing his coach’s voice, the slalom paddler takes smooth powerful strokes away from the bank, not paying any attention to the tiny battery-powered drone that buzzes 5 metres above his head.
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.
Is music a ‘legal drug’ that improves performance?

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In a Times Online article, Dr Costas Karageorghis calls music sport’s “legal drug”, capable of reducing an athlete’s perception of effort by 10 per cent while increasing performance by 20 per cent.
Three interesting ways to race faster in 2014

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In 2013 we published numerous articles that discussed performance in sport from different angles. Some were more unconventional than others. Below three unusual ways to race faster in 2014 but, believe it or not, still do have a scientific basis.
The South African Freestyle Canoeing Championships

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Freestyle in South Africa is rather small but over the last 3-4 years has started growing again nicely and we are seeing more and more paddlers at the various events.
2017 World Canoe Marathon Championships in South Africa

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South African canoeing received a major boost with the announcement by the International Canoe Federation that the World Canoe Marathon Championships will be hosted by the Natal Canoe Club (NCC) at Camps Drift in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa in 2017.
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.
The world welcomes new marathon champions

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The ICF Classic Series Canoe Marathons are finished for 2013. The last race in Italy was completed on Sunday 20th October with more than 400 competitors. This series took place all over the world with ten races and paddlers having to complete at least two races to participate in the series.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pumps cause delay as freestyle and downriver comp graces Lee Valley

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The 2-jam freestyle and downriver event on the Lee Valley Legacy course (Olympic's little sister) eventually took place on 30th June following an hour and a half pump hold-up.
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.
Newsletter Sort Open International Freestyle 2013

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We are looking forward to seeing you in the city of Sort on the natural channel for the great white water festival. Registration for The Sort Open Freestyle International is open and will close on July 20th.
IOC terms for women’s canoeing

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Women’s canoe events could conceivably make it to a future Olympic programme but it would only be at the cost of an existing canoe or kayak discipline. That was the clear message from the International Olympic Committee which spelled out the hard facts to international sports federations two days ago.
Fat nutritionist? Lose some weight!

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So you’re an elite athlete and your sports governing body appoints a nutritionist to come and advise you on your body’s needs. Trouble is, you need someone you can respect and rely on and this nutritionist is, how shall we put it, um…horizontally challenged?
Payette River Games 2013

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Last year I saw this photo of Stephen Wright and knew that this was a feature I would really like to visit. Then in September at the World Cups I was told about the 2013 Kelly's white water park event, a big white water festival that would be hosted at the end of the US freestyle tour.
Freestyle Kayaking: How to Lunar Orbit

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The Lunar Orbit is another of my favourite moves. It looks quite complicated but actually it’s much more simple than you might think.