Boost for female participation and ‘youth and urban appeal’ as IOC confirms 15 new...
By Sonja Nikcevic, AIPS Media
The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee announced on Friday that a total of 15 new events would be added to the Olympic program for the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2020,...
Belarus to file compensation lawsuit against ICF
As published by BelTa 31-05-2017
Belarus' National Olympic Committee intends to file a lawsuit against the International Canoe Federation (ICF) demanding the compensation of all the expenses and moral damages over the ban of Belarus' senior men's canoe and kayak teams...
British Canoeing introduces Elite Athlete Welfare Programme
By Ivan Lawler, President British Canoeing
At the AGM on the 25th March 2017 the board and members of British Canoeing accepted this motion to establish an Elite Athlete Welfare Programme that will signify their whole-hearted commitment to enlightened sporting...
ICF reverses 2017 Canoe Sprint World Championships Program
By John Mason | Photo: taken from Vote Yes for Women's Canoe FB Page
Yesterday the International Canoe Federation (ICF) reversed their 2017 World Championships Program which would have given an equal number of events for men and women. Gender equity...
Did the International Canoe Federation miss the boat?
By Karolos Grohmann | AARHUS, DENMARK (REUTERS)
The rapidly growing popularity of stand up paddleboarding (SUP) has led to an unlikely battle for control, with surfing and canoeing both claiming it as an off-shoot of their own sport against a...
National Performance Director Richard Fox leaves Australia’s canoeing program after 19 years
Tuesday 13 December National Performance Director (sprint and slalom) Richard Fox announced his departure from (first the AIS and later) Australian Canoeing after five Olympic cycles.
Dear Athletes, Friends and Colleagues,
As 2016 draws to a close, the time has come...
Sprint athlete Serghei Tarnovschi stripped of his Olympic bronze medal
Update 12 July 2017 - Moldovan canoe sprint athlete Serghei Tarnovschi will officially be stripped of his Olympic bronze medal after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed his appeal against a four-year doping ban.
In a press release 19 August...




























