Tag: canoe

  • Paracanoe events provide the first opportunity

    Duisburg – Germany, August 28, 2013: OPPORTUNITY, Former Paralympic gold medal winning swimmer, Jeanette Chippington (GBR) showed her class as her high cadence paddling proved too much for the rest of the field. The 43-year-old from Maidenhead won all three events she entered (V1 200m A, V1 200m TA and K1 200m A), equaling her…

  • The world’s best canoe slalom athletes are all set

    Lausanne, Aug 15, 2013: Slalom, The three-day event starts on Friday 15th August, with over 200 athletes from 32 countries each looking to negotiate the tricky and extremely technical course in the fastest possible time. The 17-strong Slovenian team will hope their local knowledge provides an edge as they go in search of further gold’s…