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1. No Mercy: surfski wipeouts and visions of Hank McGregor

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   Robert Stevenson, 57 and a British doctor, has lived in Hong Kong just over 20 years and started paddling surfski 5 years ago. Since, he has taken part in World Series races in Hong Kong, Mauritius and South Africa. However his paddling achievements may never have happened, had his first big-wave wipeouts got the better of him.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Sportscene preview 2014 canoe slalom season

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   The 2013 all European ICF season spreads its wings in 2014 with the senior Worlds in Deep Creek, Maryland, USA and U23 & Junior World’s on the Penrith course in New South Wales, Australia during April.

5. 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.

6. Sex wins - sex before sport has its benefits

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   Latest research into the effect sex has on sports performance suggests that as long as the interaction occurs 10 to 12 hours before the athlete takes to the field, it makes little to no difference to the athlete’s output.

7. 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.

8. There can only be one. Game, the trailer

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   Polly Green just released the trailer for 'Game', a film documentary about winning in freestyle competitions. At the moment Polly is doing the final sound edit and she was happy to take a break and answer our questions below. Sportscene also supported the making of Game with footage from the 2011 World Chamionships Freestyle in Plattling, Germany.

9. The evolution of Polish freestyle into world squirt competitions

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   Freestyle kayaking is young discipline for sure. It arrived in Poland at end of the 20th century. The first events were held in 1999 as part of other competitions – creek racing or simply organized trips. It was getting popular fast but so it was just a matter of time before the first events were going to start.

10. World class canoe slalom during Easter holidays in Markkleeberg, Germany

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    After an international offbeat at the Australian Open at the end of January, the elite of canoe slalom start the post-Olympic season in Europe on the Easter weekend. About 300 participants from 14 different countries are registered, half of them being in the main event of the world ranking list carried out by the ICF.

11. Mixed reactions on ICF guidelines for advertising on equipment

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    The International Canoe Federation (ICF) wants better recognition of the events and therefor 'decided' to standardise the identifications (advertising) on all equipment. So far the first reactions on social media platforms such as Facebook are mixed.

12. The four disciplines of competitive rafting explained

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    Rafting competitions consist of 4 disciplines or challenges: Sprint, Head-to-Head (H2H), Slalom and Downriver. The points earned in each discipline are added to determine the Overall winner and final positions. Each team has four or six members with the option to have a reserve.

13. Visualisation, a crucial skill to aid success

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    Elite athletes embrace this skill as a crucial aspect of their preparation for important events. Having done all the groundwork – be it physical preparation or training - is simply not enough unless you have also developed the skill to mentally prepare for the challenge ahead.