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U21 women impress with their skills, U21 Men - New Zealand threatens Europe

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Under an autumnal chilly weather that did not frighten loud supporters, Friday begins to see the semi-finals line-ups being decided in particular for both U21 categories, who have their finals and medal ceremonies on Saturday, while men and women categories are promising great denouements as expected.
The World Championships start to take shape, Poland Men make history!

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The second day of World Championships qualifications took place Thursday in the city of Poznan, that one could call the 2012 capital of canoeing for having hosted four major canoeing events this year.
Day 1 Worlds Poznan: Big teams moving quietly forward in the competition

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The story of the day really revolves around ‘new arrivals’ and in particular both New Zealand Under 21 teams. Men’s Team leader for New Zealand Wim Barendsen: “Day 1 has gone exceptionally well for both Under 21 teams who are here at the world’s for the first time.
Live Stream Canoe Polo World Championships Poznan 2012

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Watch the ICF Canoe Polo World Championships in Poznan live here. This live stream is brought to you by the ICF and the Polish Canoe Federation. Here you can also download the competition schedule and find an overview of the latest articles and photos.
Poland to host Canoe Polo World Championships

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The 10th edition of the ICF Canoe Polo World Championships will take place from 5 – 9 September in Poznan, Poland. Sixty-three competing teams will represent 25 countries.
Russia dominates ICF Dragon Boat World Championships

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Today was the Grand Finale of the 2012 ICF Dragon Boat World Championships at the Idroscalo of Milan. The Russian national team with a strong delegation of 80 athletes and a large support team, added 5 gold medals to its already impressive collection of medals.
The new R4 European Champions are celebrating!

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The final discipline – the Downriver – is over. And the R4 European Champions have emerged!! Congratulations to Czech Men 1 and to Belgium Women 1 – the 2012 R4 Euro Champions!
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.
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.
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.
Indonesia to host 2014 R4 World Rafting Championships

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Indonesia has won the right to host the 2014 World Rafting Championships after the International Rafting Federation (IRF) voted for the Asian nation to host the event for the first time.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Worlds Downriver La Plagne, Sunday 24 June Videos

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Water release in the morning was a very challenging 35m3 so everyone got the chance to test the sprint course with the same flow they will experience in the race. The result was dozens of paddlers queueing at the sprint in start order to test the venue as many times as possible.
Report Downriver World Championships - La Plagne 2012

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I arrived with the Italian team on Saturday afternoon 23rd June for the upcoming Downriver World Championships (June 27 to July 1). Val'd'Isere is a magnificent valley.
Report of the 2012 South African Marathon Championships

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Hank McGregor won his sixth South African Marathon Championship last weekend by winning two golds in the K1 and the K2 competitions. In the women’s races, Alexa Cole impressively achieved the same result in both disciplines.
36th Annual Molokai World Championships race report

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Covering the distance of 52 kilometres from Kaluakoi resort on the beautiful island of Molokai across the open water of the Kaiwi Channel to Hawaii Kai Towne Center on the island of Oahu
Top paracanoeists to defend world titles in Poznan, Poland

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World Champions Fernando Fernandes, Patrick Mahoney, Sandor Szabo, Christine Gauthier and Christine Sellinger are just a handful of top paracanoeists that will be in Poznan, Poland next week to defend their titles at the 2012 ICF Paracanoe World Championships.
2012 Oceania Championships Canoe Slalom - Livestream

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Coming Friday, Saturday and Sunday the the 2012 Oceania Open will be broadcasted live.
Interview with London 2012 qualifier Johny Akinyemi

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Right after Jonathan (Johny) Akinyemi from Nigeria qualified for London 2012 in Bethlehem, South Africa last weekend, Sportscene got an exclusive interview with Johny the day he got back home in Warrington, Great Britain.
Caroline Queen invites you to the 2012 Junior & U23 World Championships Canoe Slalom

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This summer the Junior and U23 slalom athletes get a chance to race in the United States for the first time in several years! Where? Wausau, Wisconsin. Where is that? What is the course like? What is the town like?
Video Snippets of the 1967 World Championships Canoe Slalom

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The 1967 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Lipno nad Vltavou, Czechoslovakia under the auspices of International Canoe Federation.
The 2011 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships

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From a bird’s eye view, the city of Miyi looks uncannily like a real life version of the computer game of Sim-city. What looks like exactly the same building is repeated throughout with only the occasional stadium or park breaking up the skyscrapers.
2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Szeged video highlights

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The 2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships was held in Szeged, Hungary in August 17-21. The competition served as the major Olympic Qualifier event for canoe-kayak sprint sport where 75% of all the quotes were distributed.
Day 3 Oceania Championships Canoe Polo

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Day 3 of the Oceania Championships Canoe Polo with the day three results and the overall final placings.
Day 2 Oceania Championships Canoe Polo

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Today the women have had plenty of action on Court 1. NZ Women came out fighting after a loss to the Australian women last night and beat the Australian Women’s B team 16-0.
New Feature on the Nantahala River

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Bryson City, North Carolina is home to the Nantahala River, one of the most popular whitewater rivers in the United States. The riverbed has recently been modified in preparation for the 2013 World Championships in freestyle kayaking.
Day 1 Oceania Championships Canoe Polo

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Today was the first day of competition in the Oceania Canoe Polo Championships at the Hokowhitu Lagoon in Palmerston North. It has been a day of fierce competition between the New Zealand and Australian teams in all categories.
Grand Opening of 2013 World Freestyle Championship Wave Set for December 16th

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The Nantahala Gorge Organizing Committee (“NGOC”) will celebrate the grand opening of the 2013 Wave on Friday, December 16 with a ceremony, reception and paddling exhibition starting at 12pm.
Video 1949 World Championships Canoe Slalom Geneva

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The 1949 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Geneva, Switzerland under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. Only two teams competed in the men's C-1 team, men's C-2 team, and women's folding K-1 team events.
World Championships Surf Kayaking 2011

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It all started for me when I was asked to join the England team earlier this year. The months that followed we arranged the flights, car hire and accommodation in America. The venue was at Nags Head on the Outer Banks of North Carolina and we flew into Washington DC from London Heathrow.
Kai Lenny secures his unprecedented 2nd World Title

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At just 19 years of age, Kai Lenny has secured his 2nd World Title in advance of the final event on the Big Island next month.
Hungarian Renata Csay collects her 10th gold medal in Singapore

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The final day of the 2011 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championship came to a close in Singapore with the K2 men senior, K2 women senior and C2 senior titles awarded to Hungary and Spain.
Juniors and under 23 competition kicks off with a rousing start

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The shifting conditions and heat did not deter the world’s Juniors and Under-23 paddlers as the third day of the 2011 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships showcased the depth of talent and level of excitement expected in the days to come.
World champion Ben Brown defending canoe marathon title

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At only 8 years old, Ben was given his first kayak from his parents and sent to the local canoe club (Elmbridge CC) where he quickly picked up and loved flat water racing. By age 15, Ben had held junior records for local marathon races, and was a regular to the podium of the sprint and marathon National Championships.