Sports
Get Ready for National Go Canoeing Week
Go Canoeing Week, beginning Saturday 26th May and ending Sunday 3rd June, is British Canoeing’s yearly campaign that aims to bring the excitement of the sport to everyone. This year’s theme is Big Adventure and the week falls over May half-term so that the whole family can get involved. Several organised events are taking place,…
Read MoreRiver race organised to help protect local environment
Across the pond in America people recently lined up along Highway 148 overlooking the Chickasawhay River in Shubuta, Mississippi to show support for, and cheer on kayakers and canoers as they participated in the annual Great Chickasawhay River Race. Locals claim that the event is a wonderful way to highlight how appealing the area is,…
Read MoreFirst World Champions crowned at 2016 Fiji ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship
Four World Champions have been crowned after the third day of competition at the 2016 Fiji ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship, with the finals of the SUP and Paddleboard Technical races drew to their conclusions. Team Denmark’s Casper Steinfath has made history by earning a third gold medal in the SUP Technical…
Read MoreWorld’s best SUP and paddleboarders head to Fiji
The 2016 Fiji ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship kicked off over the weekend in the South Pacific, where events started on the 12th November, and will run until the 18th. The fifth edition of the event organised by the International Surfing Association (ISA) will crown champions in six divisions across various locations,…
Read MoreYou’ve heard of a triathlon, but what about a quadrathlon?
If a triathlon isn’t enough for those of you out there who are sport junkies, then what about a quadrathlon? As well as the three disciplines of the tri, this activity adds in kayaking to the mix to truly kick things up a gear. The quadrathlon comprises of swimming, kayaking, cycling and running,…
Read MoreBe a part of I Am Team GB this bank holiday weekend
With the Olympics now over, the Team GB athletes who have dedicated their lives to training and competing in the events, will hop about flights from Rio to London to return with their faces full of glory. As they return home however, their journey is not yet over, as they prepare to take…
Read MoreEverything you need to know about the canoe and kayak slalom
With the Olympics now in full swing, we’ve got a little guide to the canoe and kayak slalom events to help you get the full experience from watching. We’ll cover the rules and a few extra details about the history of Olympic canoeing and kayaking. In slalom racing, there are several classes including:…
Read MoreJapanese Buddhist priest sets sights on canoe gold at 2016 Rio Olympics
We bet that was a headline you thought you’d never be reading? Well this is in fact, not fiction, and 27-year-old Kazuki Yazawa is set to represent Japan in the canoe slalom at the Rio Olympics, which gets underway in just over a week’s time. The Buddhist and canoeing athlete is hoping that he can…
Read MoreVideo shows pro kayaker swapping water for sand
When Red Bull were looking for a surprising place to send 22-year-old kayaker Eric Walter to test his kayaking ability, he probably wasn’t expecting to end up in the middle of a desert in Namibia… The German rider is used to dropping off some of the biggest waterfalls in the world, but ended…
Read MoreTeam of 6 make Paralympic canoe debut
A team of six canoers have qualified for the first ever ParalympicsGB canoe team for Rio 2016. This is the first time that canoeing has been included as a competitive sporting event in the Paralympics. The long-awaited announcement was made yesterday as to who would make the Paralympic canoe team for Rio 2016…
Read MoreThe history of kayaks
Kayaks have come a long way from their handcrafted origins to where they are today as an Olympic sport. Their history goes back several thousand years to the Inuit and Aleut tribes of Arctic North America. The original kayak boats were made from either light driftwood, fallen tree trunks or animal skins stretched…
Read MoreGB Paracanoe squad aiming for final Paralympic places
We have a strong contingent for the upcoming World Championships in Duisburg, with an 11-strong British Paracanoe team vying for success this week at a time when the championships are set to be contested on Germany’s famous stretch of water for a second time in three years. Team GB currently tops the list of…
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