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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.
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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
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Day 1 Junior & U23 World Championships – A quality field
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Summary of Day 1 results: U23 Jess Fox wins C1W Heats, Smolen from the US dominates K1M , Karlovsky and Jane lead C2M for the Czech Republic.
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South Africa Dominate First ICF Ocean Racing World Championship
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South Africa’s Michele Eray and Sean Rice have become the first ICF Ocean Racing World Champions by winning their respective categories in the inaugural race hosted in Portugal (12-14 July).
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ICF Cancels 2013 Dragon Boat Club Crew World Championships
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The ICF announces that a decision had to be made to cancel the 2013 ICF Dragonboat Club Crew World Championships due to unforeseen circumstances within Ukraine.
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Seu canoe slalom World Cup review – Spanish armada on the water
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The Spanish team were able to secure two individual medals and two team medals at the third ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup at Parc Olimpic del Segre. Here is a round-up of the World Cup weekend at La Seu d’Urgell.
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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.
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World Cup Seu: Following the Olympic slalom journey
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The roadshow continues with over 200 of slalom’s elite going up into the mountains for their third duel as part of the 2013 ICF canoe Slalom World Cup series. There is something symbolic that we migrate from the ‘72 Olympic Eiskanal to Parc Olimpic del Segre in Spain.
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Augsburg World Cup Review - Excellent performance Germany at home
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For the second in the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup series Germany secured 13 boats for the final on their home water. Kanu Schwaben Augsburg has no less than four past Olympic canoe slalom champions. Here is a round-up of the World Cup weekend on the Eiskanal.
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Fox wins C1 Gold in Augsburg
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19 year old Jessica Fox went one better than her silver medal performance in Cardiff last weekend to win Gold in the women’s C1 final at ICF World Cup 2 in Augsburg, Germany.
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Cardiff World Cup: The Nick and John Diaries
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On the central island at the Cardiff International Whitewater Centre, Sportscene’s Nick Harding and John Gregory look to an exciting day of World Cup racing in this 8 minute edit.
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Slalom caravan rolls into Augsburg for historic 20th time
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The international elite in canoe slalom prepare for their second duel as part of the 2013 ICF canoe Slalom World Cup series. Here is a short preview of what to expect this weekend for World Cup 2 in Augsburg.
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ICF explains marathon rules issue
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The chairman of the International Canoe Federation Marathon Racing Committee, Jorn Cronberg, has responded to comments by paddlers that rule changes, including a raft of penalties for aggressive behaviour, are somehow detrimental to the sport.
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Paddlers irate at ICF marathon canoe rules
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Top canoeists have voiced anger at the introduction of new rules governing canoe and kayak marathons.
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Cardiff Day 3 Review - Nail-biting to the very last boat
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Sunday’s Cardiff World Cup K1W and C2 were always likely to be a nail-biter and the two finals were exactly that down to the very last boat.
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Cardiff Day 2 Review “Where did the water go?”
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The sun shone no more and instead the winds whipped around Cardiff Bay creating an added challenge for all competitors. Here is a review of Saturday’s C1M, C1W and K1M finals and the heats/semis in K1W and C2.
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Day 1 race report ICF World Cup Canoe Slalom Cardiff
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The sun shone in the Welsh capital today for the start of the 2013 World Cup series. The Cardiff International Whitewater Centre is a fabulous Olympic standard race site to kick of the World Cup series for the second year in succession.
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Preview ICF World Cup Canoe Slalom Cardiff
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The international elite in canoe slalom are descending upon the city of Cardiff in Wales for the start of the first World Cup race of the 2013 season. We again return to the Cardiff International Whitewater Centre to watch our new Olympians battle it out on the swirling green waters on this short tight course.
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French excel in Solkan: three gold and one silver
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The last competition day of 2013 ICF Wildwater Canoeing Sprint World Championships in Solkan ended with a big win for France. They won three gold medals in men’s C1, women’s K1 and men’s C2 event and a silver medal in men’s kayak event. The Czech paddlers won a gold medal in men’s kayak team race.
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Second day Worlds Solkan: Gold medals for Belgium, Germany and France
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The second day of the 2013 ICF Wildwater Canoeing Sprint World Championships in Solkan gave us the names of three new/old World Champions.
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Slovenians top Friday’s heats in Solkan
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Slovenian canoeists took advantage of the home course on the Soča River in Solkan producing excellent runs in the heats of the 2013 ICF Wildwater Canoeing sprint World Championships.
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Solkan welcomes World class paddlers
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The emerald Soča River will host another big Wildwater Canoeing competition this weekend. After the European Championships in Bovec, paddlers now await the start of the ICF Wildwater Canoeing Sprint World Championships in Solkan.
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ICF Announce Agreement with SIWIDATA
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The International Canoe Federation (ICF) have signed a new agreement with timing and scoring service providers SIWIDATA; the deal is for the 2013 season and includes the senior ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, World Cups (5) and the Junior/U23 World Championships.
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Day 3 World Cup Canoe Sprint Racice. Serbian sensation creates shock
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The 18-year-old Serbian Marko Dragosavljevic stole the show with an explosive performance, and celebration, in the K1 Men 200m on the final day of action at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup, Racice.
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Szeged, Racice and the ICF Canoe Sprint Ranking
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World Cup #1 of the ICF world cup series wrapped up in Szeged, Hungary over the past weekend. The Hungarians managed to finish the weekend with the top medal count with an amazing 6 gold, 8 silvers, and 4 bronze medals. Now it’s on to the 2nd World Cup in Racice, Czech Republic where 36 nations and over 400 athletes will battle for the top medal spots.
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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.
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ICF confirms marathon rules shake-up
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The latest set of International Canoe Federation rules for marathon racing have been published. As we predicted back in November, there have been a number of changes following experiences gained at major marathon events in the past 12-18 months.
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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.
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An Olympic point of view
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At the recent IOC Executive Board meeting, Canoeing was shortlisted for removal from the 2020 Olympic program. The exposure to potential elimination from the Olympic Games came as a shock to the ICF and the Canoeing community.
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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.
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Women’s Canoe - Long Overdue
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An In-Depth Analysis as to Why Women’s Canoe Isn’t in the Olympics
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Jonathan Males reflects on the recent ICF Congress
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The recent ICF Congress in St Petersburg marks another chapter in the on-going push for gender equality in canoe-sport. The immediate aftermath to the congress has been described as a ‘global outrage’ – prompting an explanatory statement from ICF President Jose Perurena.
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CanoeKayak Canada and Community respond to ICF’s decision to maintain gender inequality
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The International Canoe Federation decided to hold the Olympic program concerning women's canoeing unchanged in 2016. Below the response from CanoeKayak Canada and the community.
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The ICF, Always Moving Forward - Richard Fox seen as too progressive
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Elected to the position 4 years previously, Fox was seen by many as too progressive on the evolution of the Olympic program and on improving the ICF’s position on gender equity.
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Marathon to outlaw wash-hanging, pushing and shoving?
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Well, yes and no. Or no and yes, in fact. The International Canoe Federation Congress in St Petersburg, Russia was due to vote on these proposals this week.
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Richard Fox to stay as Aussie canoe chief
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Britain’s former ten-time canoe slalom world champion Richard Fox has been reappointed as National Performance Director by Australian Canoeing.
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August 2012: Development training camp in Togo is a huge success
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Between 13th and 17th August, athletes and trainee coaches from Ghana, Morocco, Nigeria, Togo, and South Africa came to Agbodrafo, Togo, to coach 165 kids (aged between 7 and 14) at a multisport camp.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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ICF President José Perurena López addresses gender equality in Canoeing at London 2012
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Top on his list of priority is leveling the playing field in terms of gender representation in both Canoe Sprint and Canoe Slalom, the two Canoeing disciplines contested at the Olympic Games.
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Helen Brownlee: A Lady of Many Firsts!
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Helen Brownlee’s paddling career began over fifty years ago initially in river touring, and then competitively in Sprint. Her love affair with water sports soon blossomed into Slalom and Wildwater competitions where she won many State and National level events.
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Interview with ICF Chair Canoe Sprint Frank Garner
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Frank Garner has attended three Olympic Games as Canada’s National Coach and three as an International Canoe Official. In 2012, Frank will go to the Olympics for the seventh time. He will be the Chief Official for the Flatwater Sprint events to be held in Eton, England in August.
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ICF President Jose Perurena Lopez elected IOC member in Durban
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced the election of 3 new IOC members at the 123rd IOC Session in Durban, South Africa.
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ICF selects Host Cities for ICF Championship events from 2013 – 2015
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The International Canoe Federation’s twenty seven voting Board Members today met in Paris to vote for the Host Cities of 13 ICF Championship events from 2013 – 2015.
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ICF Equipment Register
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The introduction of the new 2011 Rules for Canoe Slalom (CSL) changes the requirements for Personal Protective Equipment to be used in ICF CSL Competitions.