Kawerau District Council is presently working on the installation of a specialist whitewater timing system to be used during future whitewater sports held in Kawerau. This will provide top international quality timing results for future slalom and whitewater races to be held on the Tarawera River.
Sportscene will have one more exciting watersport to cover as they form a brand new media partnership with the International Rafting Federation (IRF).
Let's face it, the UAE (United Arab Emirates) is probably the last place you would expect to find a white water rafting facility.
Turrialba, Costa Rica - About 350 competitors representing a total of 32 countries are getting ready for the 2011 World Rafting Championships opening ceremony. In the next few days 19 women’s teams and 29 men’s teams will compete in sprint, head-to-head, slalom and down river.
Today was a busy day on the course at the Teva World Rafting Champs (WRC) and Teva Youth World Rafting Champs. The Youth event had its last event the downriver while the WRC had their first 2 events, the sprint and head to head (H2H).
Today’s Youth Teva World Rafting Championships had the teams using their technical skills to their fullest. The slalom course consisted of 12 gates hanging over the river in positions that many teams had trouble with while others made the course look easier.
This morning the teams practiced the sprint and head to head (H2H). They will have a second round of practice this afternoon.
The 1st youth Teva world rafting championship started at 8pm on the artificial course at Dutch Water Dreams in Zoetermeer, Netherlands.