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Day 2 - Women’s Dusi still too tight to call

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2014 Dusi Canoe Marathon overnight women’s race leaders Robyn Kime and Dusi Queen Abbey Ulansky managed to stretch their already slender lead ever so slightly on Friday’s second stage from Dusi Bridge to Inanda Dam however just ninety seconds now separates them from their chasers and the tight affair promises to produce a fascinating final day’s contest on Saturday.
Neck and neck in Dusi 2014’s women’s clash

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The women’s opening encounter of the 2014 Dusi Canoe Marathon was a hard-fought affair which sees Robyn Kime and Abbey Ulansky a mere twenty nine seconds ahead of Abby Adie and Czech Republic’s Anna Adamová going into Friday’s second stage.
Birkett and Zondi soar to commanding stage one victory

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The opening stage of the 2014 Dusi Canoe Marathon from Camps Drift in Pietermaritzburg to Dusi Bridge in the uMsundusi Valley was one of high drama and great movement as the title hopeful men’s crews looked to overcome the scorching heat of the runner-favoured leg with Andy Birkett and Sbonelo Zondi claiming a substantial five minute thirty three second lead going into Friday’s second stage.
Meet Dusi marathon athlete Sam Phungula

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He passes for any hip 25 year old Pietermaritzburg man, but for Sam Phungula his chance encounter with canoeing after leaving school has changed his life, and he has a passion to share his enthusiasm for paddling with as many of his peers as possible.
Environmentalists tackle Dusi sand miners

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A month of crackdowns on sand-mining syndicates operating on the uMsundusi and the uMngeni Rivers by the canoeist’s environmental group the Dusi Umgeni Conservation Trust (DUCT) and local municipal officials has blown the cover on many of these covert operations.
Green light for stand up paddleboarders to make Dusi history

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The Dusi Canoe Marathon organisers have given the green light to four stand up paddleboarders to enter the 2014 race, making history as the first SUP competitors to embark on the tough three day paddling race from Camps Drift to Blue Lagoon.
Under-23 rising stars deepen women’s Dusi talent pool

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Pietermaritzburg – The emergence of a number of classy female paddlers has boldly broadened the elite women’s field for this year’s Dusi Canoe Marathon which gets underway at Camps Drift in Pietermaritzburg on Thursday 13 February.
Dusi, South Africa - sand mining posing problems for paddlers

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Pietermaritzburg – Paddlers preparing for the upcoming Dusi Canoe Marathon that starts at Camps Drift on 13 February are wrestling with the problems caused by the ever increasing sand mining operations on the two rivers that play host to the famous canoeing race.
The South African Freestyle Canoeing Championships

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Freestyle in South Africa is rather small but over the last 3-4 years has started growing again nicely and we are seeing more and more paddlers at the various events.
2017 World Canoe Marathon Championships in South Africa

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South African canoeing received a major boost with the announcement by the International Canoe Federation that the World Canoe Marathon Championships will be hosted by the Natal Canoe Club (NCC) at Camps Drift in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa in 2017.
World class field for South Africa’s premier one-day canoeing race

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Hank McGregor and Jasper Mocké came out top in a battle of world class crews in South Africa's premier one-day canoeing race, the Ozzie Gladwin, presented by Parklane Superspar, on Sunday, 10 November. In the women's race, Abby Adie and Anna Adamova dominated to finish a strong 21st overall.
McGregor and van der Walt claim record fourth Hansa Fish title

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The Durban duo of Hank McGregor and Grant van der Walt rewrote the record books at the Hansa Fish River Canoe Marathon as they wrapped up a fourth successive K2 title on a day of drama a that saw the leaderboard dramatically shaken up, while women’s overnight leaders Abby Adie and Anna Adamová enjoyed an unchallenged second stage to claim the ladies’ title.
‘Living the Best Day Ever’, Hendri Coetzee – memoirs of the Nile source-to-sea expedition

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Sportscene was given exclusive access to the pre-published draft of Hendri Coetzee's autobiography; the South African was one of the most-respected explorers and paddlers in African history who navigated, by raft, the source of the Nile to its sea-mouth, Coetzee was sadly presumed dead in 2010 following an attack on his kayak by a crocodile.
Surfski Nikki Mocke incredible Portugal bronze after husband’s surgery

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Bronze-medallist at the first ever Ocean Racing Worlds (Nelo Summer Challenge), 'Nikki' reflects on her down-to-the-wire Final and how dramatic events off the field cast a shadow over her week in Portugal.
Heroics and heartbreak on final day of Dusi

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The final day of The Unlimited Dusi canoe marathon saw both heroics and heartbreak for the leading men as Lance Kime raced his way to his maiden victory in the three day journey from Pietermaritzburg to Durban whilst the winner of both the first and second stages, Sbonelo Zondi, watched his fairytale go up in smoke as he had to settle for third.
Zondi’s fairytale continues on dramatic day two

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Sbonelo Zondi's fairytale continued on the second day of The Unlimited Dusi Canoe Marathon 2013 as he bagged a second stage win, and takes a one minute lead into the final stage after a day that saw the leaderboard undergo a dramatic shake-up.
Zondi claims stage record on Dusi 2013 day one

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The opening day of the 2013 The Unlimited Dusi Canoe Marathon was set alight by the youth in one of the race’s most competitive fields ever as both Sbonelo Zondi and Robyn Kime blazed their way to new stage records, giving themselves the perfect platform to build on over the next two stages of the three day affair.
Kime dominates women’s show on first stage of Dusi 2013

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Robyn Kime smashed the first day record and blitzed her nearest challengers on the opening day of The Unlimited Dusi Canoe Marathon, contested between the Natal Canoe Club at Camps Drift and Dusi Bridge, over a distance of 42 kilometers. She will take a lead of close to 14 minutes over Abby Adie into day two.
Records a plenty fall at 20th Drak Challenge in South Africa

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An action packed weekend on the mighty Umzimkulu River for the 20th edition of the N3TC Drak Challenge kicked off the first event in the ICF Classic Series.
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.
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.
Birkett and Graham retain title in peerless Dusi performance

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Defending champions Andy Birkett and Jason Graham won The Unlimited Dusi canoe marathon title in emphatic fashion, turning in a superlative performance of running and paddling on the 36km final stage from Inanda dam to Blue lagoon in Durban to win the hotly contested race.
Defending champs stamp their authority on day two of The Unlimited Dusi

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Defending champions Andy Birkett and Jason Graham turned in a superb performance of running and paddling to take a complete stranglehold on The Unlimited 2012 title on a day of high drama.
Day 1 Dusi River Marathon - Psychological advantage for defending champs

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Defending champs Andy Birkett and Jason Graham snatched the early psychological advantage when they edged out the Dream team of Thulani Mbanjwa and Sbonelo Zondi in an end sprint on day one of The Unlimited Dusi canoe marathon.
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.
Final opportunity for the African slalom athletes to qualify for the Olympic Games

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This weekend Ash River, Bethlehem in South Africa will host the 2012 African Canoe Slalom Championships. The event which is organized by Canoeing South Africa takes place from 3 – 4 February and will also serve as an Olympic Qualifier.
Fenn Cape Point Challenge - McGregor too tough for Mocke brothers

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World marathon champ, Hank McGregor, crowned his most successful season ever by winning the Fenn Cape Point Challenge after a gruelling showdown with the Mockè brothers and defending champion Sean Rice.
SA paddlers race into Fish record book

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McGregor and Grant van der Walt became the first crew to win a hat-trick of victories in South Africa's Hansa Fish River Canoe Marathon on Saturday, and shattered the race record too after dominating the event from start to finish.
Video 1988 Dusi River Marathon - Day 3

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The idea of racing down the Umsindusi and Umgeni rivers was born during World War II when Ian Player, sitting around a campfire in Italy, tired and homesick, came up with the idea of formalising a race downriver from Pietermaritzburg to Durban. This is a video overview of the 1988 event.