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Schedule World Masters Games New Zealand Canoe/Kayak

Auckland pulled out all the stops to welcome the more than 28,000 participants from around New Zealand and across the globe, to compete in 28 sports at 48 WMG2017 venues for the next 10 days. Paddlesports are represented by...

Szeged ready to show why it’s the home of Sprint Canoe

ICF MEDIA - For a city that considers itself to be the international home of sprint canoeing, the past two years have felt like an eternity. Of course the criteria can be moulded to suit any argument, but on sheer weight...

Esther Wheeler first female to complete Yukon River Quest in solo canoe

BRITISH CANOEING - The Yukon River Quest is the world’s longest annual canoe and kayak race based in Canada. Covering 444 miles across four days, the Yukon River Quest attracts paddlers from across the world to test their endurance, whilst...

Almost 1 million visits Sportscene Paddlesports website 2014

In 2014 the Sportscene website www.sportscene.tv was visited almost 1 million times (914,328) with 2.71 million page views. On average this is about 3 page views per visit. Below a table split by quarter. 2014 - Summary by quarter Quarter Visits Pages Q1 - January /...

70-year-old kayaker crosses Atlantic Ocean for third time

GRIND TV - That’s right: A 70-year-old man decided to paddle some 4,000 miles across open ocean – completely solo and unsupported – in a craft smaller than most lifeboats. Not to mention, it was his third time completing a transatlantic...

Ford paddles back onto national team at 50

ROCKY MOUNTAIN OUTLOOK - Turning 50 has not slowed down kayak legend David Ford. The five-time Olympian earned a spot on the Canadian national team with a win and two silver medals at the 2017 whitewater kayak/canoe slalom national team...

You know that Canadian myth about having sex in a canoe? Well, about that...

BY JIM RANKIN | THE STAR “A Canadian is somebody who knows how to make love in a canoe.” — attributed to Pierre Berton, 1973 Pierre Berton was fairly certain he never uttered this oft-cited line about a highly specialized Canuck...
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Live stream 2017 European Rafting Championships Georgia

Links All live streams: www.youtube.com/channel/UC_nNLRwsZ-XgEf-N19uZ6Ng Facebook: www.facebook.com/IRFEuroRaftingChamps IRF’s website – the results will be posted in the left hand “Results” column as soon as we receive them. Daily Press Releases will also be posted here. Hashtags to use and follow: #ErcGeo2017 #CheckInGeorgiaSport #სპორტი2017 In...
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Vector Wero Whitewater Park in Auckland, New Zealand

The taps have been turned on at New Zealand's first purpose-built whitewater park. Wero Whitewater Park in South Auckland will be open for business in less than two months. The park's general manager, Kiwi Olympic kayaking legend Ian Ferguson was joined by Vector chief executive Simon...
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Stepanka Hilgertova – “World Slalom’s Lady of the Gates”

Written by Ettore Ivaldi | Translated to English by Tessa Forliti | Thank you to Marie Řihošková It immediately struck me as odd, but her smile in response to my greeting made me forget this detail which would come back to me...

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Can we ever eliminate doping in (paddle)sports or “No Dope, No...

Writer: Bill Endicott | World Paddle Awards SUMMARY Doping threatens to destroy the integrity of competitive sports, including paddlesports.  It seems like every day some new...

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