Six years on, Markkleeberg returns to Canoe Slalom World Cup circuit
ICF Media - The athletes are ready, organisers are ready, but everyone has one eye on the sky as Friday’s opening day of the third ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Markkleeberg, Germany, fast approaches.
Not that the forecast of...
French dominate World Cup Wildwater Canoeing Muothatal
ICF MEDIA - Excellent results for Switzerland in the Wild Water Racing World Cup in Muotathal this weekend when Classic and Sprint races were held on the Muota River. Melanie Mathys from Solothurn continued her winning run following on from...
Hajo Seppelt hits hard at ‘superficial’ journalism, reveals receiving life threats from Russia
By Rayane Moussallem, AIPS Media
SEOUL, May 13, 2017 - He is not the kind of journalist you meet every day. He does not seem to like how sports journalists work nowadays. Covering sports events and competitions are not part...
A paddler’ paradise? Tropical Islands in Berlin
The biggest waterpark in the world lies 60km south of Berlin, inside a former airship hangar. An area of more than 16 acres, which is more than the size of six city blocks. So plenty of space for a...
Top paddlers show their strength on opening day of U23 World Championships
ICF MEDIA - Czech Lukas Rohan has qualified fastest for the semi-finals of the men’s C1 on the opening day of the U23 and Junior World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Rohan finished in a time of 92.63, more than one second...
Mike Dawson wins extreme canoe slalom gold
NZ HERALD - Paddler Mike Dawson has become the first New Zealander to win a World Cup canoe slalom medal.
Two-time Olympian Dawson won the men's extreme canoe slalom final at the opening cup of the season in Prague today.
He held...
Float your boat: Kayak polo players make a row in Brooklyn Bridge Park
They’re making a splash!
Crews of competitive kayakers ship out each Sunday for a splashy water sport in the river off of Brooklyn Bridge Park. Kayak polo is a ball game that appeals to those who love being out on...
How 5 Kayakers Were Taken Hostage in Colombia by FARC Rebels
Last November, when the Colombian government struck a long-awaited peace accord with the rebel group FARC, which has occupied the country’s jungles for decades, Ben Stookesberry began planning a kayaking trip to the embattled country. He and four fellow...
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...
Oldest kayaker in town has lived quite the adventure-filled life
BY JON MANLEY - Gig Harbor resident Bee Dietz likes to tell people she didn’t have much choice in who her husband was going to be.
Growing up in the Texas Panhandle as a young girl during World War II,...
OPINION
Up the creek without a paddle…
By Richard Fox | Sportscene
If you’re planning to attend the canoe sprint world championships in Racice, Czech Republic, in August, make sure to check...
