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...
Jenny Egan was in a canoe before she was born
Jenny Egan's Mother jokes that she’s been afloat in a canoe since before she was born.
It’s that sort of family. The water was never far away and the woman who first picked up a paddle to race competitively at the...
Invitation 2018 Crews Cup & 100 meter Supersprint in Moscow
INVITATION
We invite you to be part of the international canoe sprint competition "Ageev brothers Cup and Olympic Champions Postrigay and Dyachenko".
In 2017 we organised this event for the first time in Moscow where more than 600 athletes from all...
Olympic medallists head field at 2017 ICF U23 and Junior World Championships
ICF Media - Olympic medallists Emma Jorgensen and Isaquias Santos head a list of more than 900 athletes from 62 countries in Romania this week to contest the 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint U23 and Junior World Championships.
Jorgensen, a K1...
Olympics & Gender Equality: Why Focusing on Men “Losing” and Women “Winning” Misses...
By Pam Boteler | President of WomenCAN International
The title of your June 20, 2017 article “Olympic Canoeing Prizes Balance and Adds More Women to Provide it”, by Brian Pinelli, caught my attention and, initially, added to my excitement about...
Lisa Carrington claims gold at Matariki Awards
Maori Television - World Champion Kayaker and Olympic gold medalist Lisa Carrington has taken out the Te Waitā Award for Sport at the 2017 Matariki Awards.
The Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki descendant is one of Māoridom's most successful and decorated sportspeople. Tonight, she...
Could Lisa Carrington tackle four events in Tokyo?
NZ Herald - Lisa Carrington is tempted; her coach Gordon Walker is skeptical.
Carrington's dazzling performance in winning four medals at the world canoe sprint championships in the Czech Republic was borne of a desire to test her boundaries and give...
Thoughts on the Nelo Cinco design: or why is the nose upside down?
Written by: Gentoo Sports
It’s been around for a few months now but the Nelo Cinco is still getting comments about its strange looks so we thought we should have a dig in to the ideas behind the changes.
It’s been around...
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...
Why are some sprint athletes perceived as the world’s greatest technicians?
Writer: Rob van Bommel | Sportscene
A week ago I came across a video with Knut Holmann (Norway) racing at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. The person who posted the video on YouTube classified Holmann as "technically the best...