Canoe polo is a thing and Sudbury may become a hot spot for it

By Randy Pascal Sudbury might yet become the destination of choice for the Canadian Canoe Polo Championships on a more regular basis. That is the word from 2017 event organizer Gergely Lanci, as the tournament converged on Ramsey Lake for the second...

Race Report Ozzie Gladwin Canoe Marathon – South Africa

Writer: Kyle Gilham - Gameplan Media | Photographer: Anthony Grote Andy Birkett was a class above the rest on Sunday as he cantered home ahead of Thulani Mbanjwa to clinch the 2016 Ozzie Gladwin Canoe Marathon presented by Parklane Superspar...
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Results Canoe Slalom 2017 World Masters Games

Winners in the individual classes of the 2017 World Masters Games Canoe Slalom 'overall' are: Women's K1: Lisa Micheler Jones GER Men's C1: Jaroslav Pollert CZE Women's C1: Katerine Kent GBR Men's C2: Kevin Songberg/Gary Nelson AUS Men's K1:...

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...

Sean Rice Gets 2017 Started With Win At Canary Islands AOS

Sean Rice got his 2017 surfski season started with a win in the Canary Islands this weekend at the Atlantic Ocean Surfski race. Rice came in with a time of 2:37.23 to earn the top spot on the day. Walter...

Nuria Vilarrubla: »The first drop is amazing«

By Nina Jelenc | ECA The 2017 ECA Canoe Slalom European Championships in Ljubljana – Tacen kicked off with heats in C2M, C1W and K1M events. Most of the favourites came safely through to the semi- finals, the biggest upset...

Showdown of different disciplines in the 45th edition of the Waterland marathon

Sean Rice, former ICF World Surfski Champion and the first South African ever to race in the Amsterdam Waterland Marathon, will be joining us at the classic race coming Saturday 22 April. He will be racing against former world...

First gold medals at the 2017 European Championships Canoe Slalom

By Nina Jelenc | ECA The first medals of the 2017 ECA Canoe Slalom European Championships in Ljubljana – Tacen have been awarded to the paddlers of France, Great Britain, Czech Republic, Slovenia and Germany. All the team events were...

Adrián Boros sneaks Berg stage one win

Written by Nick Tatham | Gameplan Media - Photos: John Hishin The shortened stage one of the 2017 Berg River Canoe Marathon produced drama aplenty culminating in Hungarian star Adrián Boros winning an enthralling end sprint to take to the...

Gold for marathon powerhouses Renata Csay and Jose Ramalho

By Nina Jelenc | ECA After two days of racing in junior and U23 categories it was time for senior events of the 2017 ECA Canoe Marathon European Championships in Portugal. Local fans went crazy when Jose Ramalho once again...

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Elements for a solution to doping in the Olympics and paddlesports

Writer: Bill Endicott | Sportscene As we have seen, doping is a serious problem in Olympic sports including Canoe/Kayak. It’s also becoming clear that the...

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