Widespread changes proposed for the 2020 Olympic games canoe/kayak program
Written by Gentoo Sports
The International Canoe Federation (ICF) have approved a race program with some striking changes for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games. These changes still need to be ratified by the International Olympic Association (IOC) but it is hard...
“ISA and ICF request mediation by CAS over SUP”
ISA Press Release - The International Surfing Association (ISA) and the International Canoe Federation (ICF) have requested the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to mediate new discussions over the governance of StandUp Paddle (SUP).
SA President, Fernando Aguerre, said:
“We are pleased that the issue regarding the governance of SUP,...
“IOC/WADA should reopen this case”, says doping authority Richard Ings
By John Mason | Freelance
Richard Ings, former CEO of Australian Sports Anti Doping Authority, thinks that the IOC and WADA should reopen the doping case concerning Polish sprint kayaker Adam Seroczynski.
Polish canoe sprint athlete Adam Seroczynski, who was fourth in...
No doubts for Florence as he sets sights on Tokyo
TEAM GB - Three Olympic silver medals would be job done for most people. But David Florence isn’t most people.
For him, it’s a case of unfinished business, and gold at Tokyo 2020 is in his sights - but it all...
Sprint athlete Serghei Tarnovschi stripped of his Olympic bronze medal
Update 12 July 2017 - Moldovan canoe sprint athlete Serghei Tarnovschi will officially be stripped of his Olympic bronze medal after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed his appeal against a four-year doping ban.
In a press release 19 August...
Bach’s double dream crucial after IOC bid inspectors declare a draw
By Keir Radnedge, AIPS
PARIS, May 16, 2017 - He couldn’t rule it in and he couldn’t rule it out. By the time Patrick Baumann and his fellow Olympic inspectors sit down to finalise their assessment of 2024 rivals Los...
Rio’s example: Why no city should bid to host the Olympics
YAHOO SPORTS - There were 27 world records set at the Rio Olympics last year – from swimming to weightlifting, archery to cycling. These were as thrilling as they were expected. “Citius, Altius, Fortius,” is the Olympic model after all...
The Dark Side of High Performance
By Jonathan Males | Performance1
Disturbing news from Olympic and Paralympic sport recently, with a few high-profile allegations of bullying in teams where athletes have felt vulnerable and unsupported. We call this the dark side of high performance, the inevitable...
IOC declaration on doping falls short
By William T. Endicott
Last year in the lead-up to the Rio Olympics, I wrote three articles for Sportscene outlining the parameters of the very serious doping problem in the Olympics generally and in Canoe-Kayak specifically.
On March 16, 2017, the...
Women’s Canoe added to Olympic Canoe Kayak program, bringing gender equity
By Ian Mortimer
Canoe Kayak Canada is pleased to share the news that for the first time in Tokyo 2020, Canoe Kayak Sprint and Slalom will have a gender-balanced Olympic program.
The International Olympic Committee has approved the International Canoe Federation’s...
