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Dolomiti Water Park - A brand new €15m rafting, canoeing and climbing venue in Italy
The preliminary work for the construction of the 'Dolomiti Water Park', a venue which will serve as a hub for water sports in the region, is underway. At an estimated investment of 15 million euros, this ambitious project will utilise existing structures in what was once an industrial complex.
Olympic Canoe Slalom qualification up for grabs – 2015 season preview
The World Championships returns to the UK for a third time, making use of the formidable London Olympic course at Lee Valley. The British team has secured a gold medal at both previous home World Championships – Richard Fox in 1981 at Bala and Lyn Simpson in 1995 at Nottingham. What does 2015 have in-store for the federations with Rio qualification spots up for grabs?
Olympic reforms for sprint and slalom - attractiveness, understandability, smaller
The Olympic Games will become more colourful and exciting. This is why cut backs have to be made. Some sports may face losing their character.
A mid-Olympic canoe slalom cycle not to disappoint – 2014 season wrap-up
The French connection still dominates canoe slalom at this mid-point 2 years before we race on the new Rio Olympic slalom course. Here is a round-up of the 2014 season and what to expect in 2015.
Providing paddlers access to learn and train on great whitewater
How do we provide the next generation of paddlers access to learn and train on great whitewater?
Canoe Slalom debut at the Pan Am Games #TO2015
Top flight canoe slalom returns to the Gull River in Minden Hills, Ontario, Canada next July for the 17th Pan American Games. The race represents a throw-back to the by-gone days of Canoe Slalom on the developed whitewater rivers like Tryweryn, Savage and others.
Vote for Fiona Pennie - UK #WomenInSport Calendar
Help Scotland’s canoe slalom Olympian Fiona Pennie make it to the pages of the 2015 #WomenInSport calendar.
The French Connection – Deep Creek Worlds canoe slalom review
Julia Child said it was butter that made French cooking different. How else can we explain France topping the medal table with a clean sweep of the K1M podium, overall best federation plus Team gold in K1M, K1W and C2? Need I go on?
Jessica Fox creates history at Worlds Canoe Slalom
Jessica Fox has created history winning gold in the K1W and C1W events at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Deep Creek, USA overnight.
10 Predictions for the Deep Creek Worlds Canoe Slalom
After 25 years the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships returns to American shores. Here are our 10 predictions on what to expect for the Deep Creek Worlds, with insights from paddlers and organisers. Everything points to it being a thrilling race.
Model testing Rio 2016 slalom course
A scale model of the Rio 2016 Olympic canoe slalom course, a key element of the X-Park that will be located within the Deodoro Olympic Park, has undergone extensive testing in a laboratory at Prague’s Czech Technical University.