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Legendary McGregor defends World Championship crown

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A drama laden and action packed K1 Senior Men’s race set the 2015 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships alight in Győr, Hungary on Saturday as South African sensation Hank McGregor came back from a near-minute deficit to win his sixth global title.
Robert Mike & Henrik Vasbanyai keep paddling until Tokyo

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Robert Mike & Henrik Vasbanyai are over the first 500kms of the spring preparation. So far the world champion double canoe paddlers are training in single a bit further down on the Danube as they used to since the Kolonics Gyorgy Water Club is being reconstructed at the moment.
“Whatever race we do, we want to win it!”

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“Whatever race Henrik Vasbanyai and I do the only option for us is victory”, said Robert Mike Canoe paddler very determined.
Katalin Kovacs - “No body forces me with a gun to paddle”

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Hungary’s most successful athlete Katalin Kovacs has given birth nine months ago. She's in training camp in Abu Dhabi collecting kilometers at the moment. She's preparing for the World Championships and at the same time she's also planning ahead for the Rio Olympics.
Hungarian sprint coach Istvan Kiss - Large crew, new opportunities

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The expanded crew of the Honved Canoe Club is had their 2nd week at the Tata training camp facility. The athletes of Istvan Kiss's are in the middle of the winter preparation and really look forward to their arrival in Sevilla, Spain and get on the water.
Hungarian Honved Canoe Sprint Club trains in Abu Dhabi

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The late autumn-winter training camp of the the Honved Canoe Club took off in Abu Dhabi in October last year. Attila Vajda also joined. The weather was stunning and everyone was happy with the conditions, the training environment and the facilities.
Marathon Champ Renata Csay pushes back ‘the moment of goodbye’

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Renata Csay has achieved the 15th World Champion title of her sports career in Oklahoma. As the most successful female marathon kayak paddler of the town Győr, she's an icon in the town and a real role model in the international field.
Double for Jørgensen and Kárász on final day in Szeged‏

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Emma Jørgensen (DEN) and Anna Kárász (HUN) both won two gold medals in the K1 200m and 500m in their respective age categories on the final day of action at the 2014 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Cup in Szeged, Hungary.
Last day Szeged - Hungary Grabs Six More World Titles‏

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New World Champions continue to be crowned on a busy final day of action at the 2014 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.
Day 3 Szeged - Five medals each for Poland and Hungary‏

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Poland and Hungary proved to be the dominant nations winning five medals each as the action unfolded on the first day of finals at the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and U23 World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.
Day 2 - Sharp Sprinting in Szeged‏

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Rebeka Simon (GBR) and Anna Karasz (HUN) were two paddlers who took full advantage of the tailwind as the second day of action drew to a close at the 2014 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.
Livestream Junior & U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships Szeged, Hungary

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Szeged welcomes youth again! Watch the live stream! After the successful Junior World Championship in 2005 and the Junior & U23 European Championship in 2008 in Szeged, Hungarian Canoe Federation is proud to be the host of the young raising stars at the traditionally very prestigious, internationally renowned Maty-ér Regatta Course, Szeged.
Day 1 ICF Junior & U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships

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Many of the world’s best young paddlers began their journey to the top of the sport as the 2014 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championship in Szeged, Hungary got underway in bright yet breezy conditions.
Clean sweep for German giants

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Germany’s Max Hoff and Sebastian Brendel each completed the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup series with a 100% record in their respective events as the action concluded in Szeged, Hungary on Sunday 25 May.
Preview of the ‘minor World Championships’ World Cup in Szeged

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The competition on the Maty-ér regatta course where 54 nations have registered to race is going to be the last event of the World Cup Series of 2014: Szeged will be the capital city of international canoeing this weekend.
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.
Day 3 World Cup Canoe Sprint Szeged. Russia power play on 200m, Carrington undefeatable.

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The ladies opened the day with K4 500m and a line-up that had an Olympic theme: reigning champion Hungarian quartet (Gabriella Szabo, Danuta Kozak, Katalin Kovacs, Krisztina Fazekas Zur) faced the Polish engine composed of Magdalena Krukowska / Karolina Naja / Beata Mikolajczyk / Edyta Dzieniszewska.
Paddlers back in Szeged for the start of 2013 Canoe Sprint season

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First day of the 2013 Canoe Sprint World Cup in Szeged, Hungary. While some Hungarians seem to be thinking about their national selections in two weeks, power players from Germany and Russia proved to be as competitive as ever.
Ready. Set. Go. Preview of the 2013 ICF World Cup Canoe Sprint in Szeged

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Ready. Set. Go! Beginning this Friday, May 10th, hundreds of athletes from over 50 nations, including many who competed in last years summer Olympic Games, will be competing on the Maty-ér regatta course in Szeged, Hungary which is the first stop on 2013 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup series.
IOC rejects Hungarian women’s K4 medal query

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The International Olympic Committee has dismissed a bid to have the winning Hungarian boat in the women’s K4 500m Olympic final disqualified on the ground that one of its members was ineligible to race in it.
Kayaking on the Danube River

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Five years ago I made a kayaking trip on the Danube river from Regensberg, Germany to Linz, Austria. I had then wished to return some day and explore other parts of the Danube. So, here I was in Vienna to continue the journey.
Szeged raises bar on presentation of canoe sprint

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National hero Attila Vajda won Gold, Germany and Russia tied for the lead in the medal count, but in the end, there was widespread agreement that the biggest winner at these 2011 ICF World Sprint Championships was the sport of Canoe Sprint itself.
Video News Flash: Christine Gauthier World Champion

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Gold for Christine Gauthier from Canada. How does she feel about her World Title? What was she thinking during her Golden race? These and many other questions in this video interview with Christine.
Curtain falls on Szeged with 200m finals

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The curtain has come down, the fat lady sang and the sun has set on a thrilling but exhausting 2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged.
Cutline: Ecuador’s Going to London

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Cutline: Cesar de Cesare didn't earn a medal in the K-1 Men's 200m final but his seventh place finish today did earn an Olympic quota for a country better known as a whitewater destination.
Vajda seizes the day in Szeged and wins gold in heartfelt sprint worlds

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Attila Vajda (HUN) the 2008 Olympic champion who enjoys a national hero status among Hungarians, thrilled a partisan hometown crowd with a momentous display of power and determination to stave off a last-minute charge by Spaniard David Cal and claim his second World title.
Backstage: Cuba and Iran

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Cuba’s Amazing Comeback in C-2 Men’s 1000m & Iranian Women Strive Vow to Continue Quest for First Final
Video News Flash: Christine Selinger World Champion

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Gold for Christine Selinger at the 2011 World Championships in Szeged. Was the pressure on defending her 2010 World Title? And what advice would she give other women who want to start canoeing?
Olympic hopes heighten intensity at Sprint World Championships

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A berth in the Olympics served as a powerful motivator that intensified the competition as the early rounds of the 2011 ICF World Sprint Championships continued here today.
Paracanoe Team experiences mixed results on opening day of Sprint Worlds

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Despite calm conditions on the water, Australia’s Paracanoe team started the 2011 ICF World Sprint Championships with turbulent results today as newcomers advanced to finals while they only veteran did not.
Paracanoeists kick off action at canoe sprint world championships in Szeged

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The weather was nearly as flawless as the running of the first heats of the men’s paracanoe events that kicked off the 2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships here today.
Date of reckoning for canoe sprint athletes

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It has been the race of reference for Canoe Sprint athletes and enthusiasts all over the world, and even before the starting gun has gone off at the 2011 Canoe Sprint World Championships, records have already been broken.