Competitions

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...

By Nina Jelenc | ECA Team Poland had many reasons to celebrate at the third competition day of the 2017 ECA Canoe Slalom European Championships in Ljubljana – Tacen. In the men’s kayak final Mateusz Polaczyk and Dariusz Popiela finished the...

By Nina Jelenc | ECA Next canoeing European Championships of the season 2017 will start this week in France. 51 teams from 19 European countries will fight for the Canoe Polo European Champion titles in Saint-Omer, located approximately 70 kilometres...

By Gianni Merlo | AIPS President Let's face it - doping has sadly become the main issue facing sport.  Almost every day we are bombarded by news of doping scandals at all levels.  Athletes, federations, and clubs are under constant...

By Dave MacLeod | Gameplan Media Respected Czech Republic marathon paddler Petr Mojžíšek has added his name to the entry list for the upcoming Berg River Canoe Marathon, joining Hungarian former world champion Adrián Boros in a strong looking international...

Writer: Nina Jelenc Everything is ready for the first ECA Canoe Polo Euro Cup of the year which is scheduled for this Saturday and Sunday in Milan, on the famous Idroscalo artificial lake, which also hosted the 2015 ICF Canoe...

By Nina Jelenc | ECA The 2017 ECA Wildwater Canoeing European Championships in Skopje (MKD) continued yesterday with individual wildwater sprint races. The competition moved from the city centre and the Vardar River to the picturesque Matka Canyon in the...

By Luca Scaramella A synergic effort, uniting Val di Sole kayak lovers wanting to take back the sport in one of its most beautiful natural stages, with the local administration, the touristic board, many private partners and sponsors as well as numerous...

Writer: Shane Cronin | Photographer: Mick Feeney The Liffey Descent is one of the biggest tests for those who think themselves tough. This year’s 32km race from Straffan to Islandbridge may be the hardest in the history of the event. The...

Ian Miller | Canoe Kayak Canada Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) has won a bronze medal in the Women’s C1 500m at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 3 in Belgrade, Serbia. This is Vincent’s fifth medal of the World Cup...