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1. So much more than just a World Cup – why we love Prague so much

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   The Czech team again took full advantage of their home race to secure 6 golds with wins in C1M, C1W, K1M as well as C1M, C1W & K1W teams. Why do we all love Prague so much? Well for one the World Cup has become a week long Paddlefest, with the Paddleride and Riverside Cross on the Vlatva river in the majestic old city in addition to the World Cup race in Troja.

2. Senior ICF Canoe Slalom season kick-off in Prague

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   The 2015 ICF World Cup series gets underway with paddlers from 45 federations racing in Prague. It is a consistent venue in the calendar that has regularly hosted World Cup races and the recent 2013 Worlds.

3. Fastest Kevlar in Troja – Prague World Cup review

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   This review of the Prague World Cup race is also a tribute to the inventor of Kelvar® Stephanie Kwolek who passed away aged 90 this last week. It is impossible to overstate the impact that material science technology has had on canoe slalom since Geneva in 1949.

4. Slovenian slalom World Cup supporters make more noise than the Brazilian’s at the World Cup football

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   While much of the World was focussed on 32 counties competing in Brazil the canoe slalom community with a similar number of nations were battling the best Tacen could throw up.

5. An evening with the Brazilian Canoe Slalom Team

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   In a little under three years we will have crowned new Olympic Champions in canoe slalom. I had the pleasure of following the exploits as well as sharing an evening with the Brazilian canoe slalom team. Here is their story.

6. Prague Worlds Canoe Slalom and 2013 Review

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   The Prague 2013 Worlds were a worthy celebration of 100 years of Czech canoeing. The front of Monday’s local Prague papers showed a jubilant Vavřinec Hradilek in the water.

7. Prague 2013 World Championships Canoe Slalom Preview

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   We are at the culmination of an exciting year of racing at World Cup and continental championships. The Český svaz kanoistů celebrate 100 years of canoeing heritage (1913 – 2013) by hosting the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships for the third time (Lipno 1967, Troja 2006 & Troja 2013).

8. Interview with Jean-Michel Prono, ICF Chair Slalom: Cardiff, pumps and Prague

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   ICF Canoe Slalom Chair Jean-Michel Prono looks back at the brilliant weekend of racing at Cardiff and looks on to Prague.

9. Czechs show their spirit to fight on and off the water

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   The first day of the European championships in canoe slalom brought great success for the Czech team. Only 21-year-old Jiri Prskavec surprised all the opponents when he had a great run and became the best European kayaker.

10. Dangerous flooding in Prague

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    The critical flooding situation in the Czech Republic endangers the entire country and also seriously affects the venue of this year´s ICF Canoe Slalom World championship in Prague – Troja (11-15 Sept).

11. Jana Dukatova recovers form to win K1 gold in Prague

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    Jana Dukatova (SVK) won the Women’s K1 gold medal on the final day of the Prague World Cup. In a final that included only three paddlers ranked in the world’s top 10, Dukatova delivered her run with the graceful precision that has become her trademark.

12. Finalists from Olympic Games pick up Medals on Day 2 of Prague World Cup

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    Three weeks after they were tipped to medal at the Olympic Games, Etienne Daille (FRA) and Benjamin Savsek (SLO) won gold at the Prague World Cup, while David Florence (GBR) a medallist in London, and Denis Gargaud-Chanut (FRA) the 2011 World Champion, both bowed out of the competition in the semifinal stage.

13. 30 Countries set to Compete at Prague World Cup

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    Three Olympic medalists and several athletes from the London 2012 Olympic Games have confirmed their participation at the 2012 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Prague. The Prague World Cup which will be held from 23-25 August (Friday-Sunday) is the fourth of five World Cups in ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Series.

14. New rapids in Troja, Prague

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    Artificial Whitewater courses are growing in number and popularity, offering paddling groups a community hub, somewhere to paddle when there’s no natural flows and for those who wish to train, consistency in conditions.

15. 2011 Canoe Slalom World Cup Final Day Two

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    Not only were medals up for grabs for the Prague World Cup but the overall 2011 World Cup series title would be decided including prize money for the first three finishers in each class.

16. Prague to host final Canoe Slalom World Cup

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    The upcoming 2011 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Prague will be the final World Cup of the ICF official season, and it comes one month before the all important Canoe Slalom World Championships in Bratislava next month.