Jess Fox protests against easier women’s course at World Cup

NICOLE JEFFERY | THE AUSTRALIAN - Olympic canoe slalom medallist Jess Fox has accused her international federation of setting the sport back 40 years by making the women’s C1 course easier than the men’s at the World Cup event...

Csay, Campos, Babak and Ramalho the 2018 Canoe Marathon European Champions

By Nina Jelenc, ECA The penultimate competition day of the 2018 ECA Canoe Marathon European Championshipsin Metković, Croatia, brought senior K1 and C1 events in women’s and men’s categories. Liudmyla Babak from Ukraine is the new C1 women European Champion,...
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World Cup Downriver Racing Muotathal, Switzerland

ICF WILDWATER CANOEING WORLD CUP SWITZERLAND 3-4 JUNE 2017 Races Classic Race: ca. 4,4 km, stamina & endurance, duration ca. 12 min. Sprint Race: ca. 400 m, power & speed, duration ca. 60 sec. Program Saturday 3 June 2017 09.00 Start number issue until 11.00 Free training 11:00-12:00 Kayak...

Austrians Leitner and Oschmautz excel on first day

Written by Nina Jelenc | ECA The 2017 ECA Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom European Championships started with heats in C2M, K1M and K1W events both in Junior and U23 categories. Austrians Lisa Leitner and Felix Oschamautz produced the fastest...

Michael Smolen (K1M) and Jessica Fox (C1W) winners final day Oceania Open

Writing and Photography: Jamie Troughton | Dscribe Media New Zealand’s big guns failed to fire on the final day of the Oceania canoe slalom championships in Auckland, though two rising stars managed to salvage home-town pride. Kiwi Olympians Mike Dawson and...
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Belgrade welcomes Europe’s best young canoe sprint athletes

By Nina Jelenc | ECA The organisers of the 2017 ECA Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint Championships are ready for the first Canoe Sprint European Championships in the season 2017. Belgrade, Serbia, will welcome Europe’s best young canoe sprint athletes...
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Leonel Ramalho and Lizzie Broughton take the win in Amsterdam

Writer: Robert Gerritsen, Photographer: Bert Oldenburg, Videographer: Mark Leonel Ramalho has taken the victory in the 46th edition of the Amsterdam Waterland Marathon in a time of 01.37.28.36. In the final sprint he just stayed ahead of Stephane Boulanger and...

Canadian sprint paddlers open fresh quadrennial with first day of Sprint Team Trials

By Ian Miller | Canoe Kayak Canada MONTRÉAL, QC (May 13, 2017) – Sprint paddlers opened a new quadrennial of competition today at the Olympic Basin in Montreal, QC. Athletes competed for selection to National Teams including the contingent to represent...

Russia dominates on day three of the European Championships Dragon Boat

By Nina Jelenc | ECA Day three of the 2017 ECA Dragon Boat Nations and Clubs European Championships and ECA European Cup for Masters was again marked by success of Hungarian crews and Russian representatives. In Saturday’s part of the...

Race report Italian Championships Slalom, Downriver and Extreme

Writer: Luca Scaramella, Mezzana – Val di Sole, Trentino, Italy Three days of competitions for the Italian Slalom, Sprint ,Downriver and Extreme Slalom championships. From Friday 27 to Sunday 29th July, three days of great sport have taken place at the...

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Olympics & Gender Equality: Why Focusing on Men “Losing” and...

By Pam Boteler | President of WomenCAN International The title of your June 20, 2017 article “Olympic Canoeing Prizes Balance and Adds More Women to...

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