Tag: icf
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Olympic Programme Commission Confirmed for Canoeing
Lausanne, Apr 01, 2014: The International Canoe Federation (ICF) Board of Directors Meeting was held in Lausanne, Switzerland from the 29-30 March. José Perurena, ICF President and International Olympic Committee (IOC) Member, initiated a Canoeing Olympic Programme Commission to ensure that the ICF improves the sport’s ranking according to the IOC’s assessment and maintains its…
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Sporting legends to mentor athletes at Nanjing
Lausanne, Mar 19, 2014: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recently announced Lisa Carrington (NZL), the Canoe Sprint K1 200m Olympic Champion and multiple World Champion, as one of the of 37 Athlete Role Models (ARMs) who will attend the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games from 16 to 28 August in Nanjing, China. Carrington, who was…
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Olympic Champion Baillie to retire from canoe slalom
Lausanne, Jan 27, 2014: Tim Baillie, who with C2 partner Etienne Stott made history in the London 2012 Olympics by winning a first gold medal for GB in the sport of canoe slalom, has decided to retire from the sport. Best friends since teenagers and a highly popular team on the international circuit, the pair enjoyed…
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2013 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
Prague – Czech Republic, Sept 12, 2013: The main event on the 2013 Canoe Slalom calendar has attracted a world-class field, with more than 360 athletes set to commence battle on the famous course situated to the northwest of Prague on the Vltava River. This is the second time the World Championships have been hosted…
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ICF to quantify Rio 2016 Olympic Canoe Slalom Course Investment
Lausanne, Sept 6,2013: The International Canoe Federation (ICF) is sending world-leading experts to Rio to carry out a comprehensive cost and design analysis of the proposed Olympic Canoe Slalom Venue. This move was decided prior to the current speculation that the Canoe Slalom competition will be relocated 700 miles north to the Foz do Iguassu…
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Experienced performers were pushed hard
Duisburg – Germany, Aug 30, 2013: Austrian, Mendy Swoboda successfully defended his world title in a competitive K1 Men 200m TA final. The 23-year-old got off to a quick start but was pushed hard by newcomers, Victor Potanin (RUS) and Pier Alberto Buccoliero (ITA) who finished second and third respectively. Talking after the race Swoboda…
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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…
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5 Nations are set to compete at the ICF Canoe
Lausanne, August 27, 2013: ICF Canoe, The world famous Canoe Sprint venue is hosting this prestigious event for the fifth time, a record unrivalled by any other venue. With a confirmed entry of 839 athletes the event is the largest senior event on the 2013 ICF Calendar and boasts a truly world-class line-up with 19…
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2013 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup series
Lausanne, August 25, 2013: In the Men’s C2, the Hochschorner brothers, once again proved unstoppable winning comfortably on their local course. Despite this the triple Olympic Gold medal winning twins finished second in the overall season standings to French duo, Gauthier Klauss and Matthieu Peche. On the day the Women’s K1 victory went to Emlile…
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Slalom World Cup grand finale is set for Bratislava
Lausanne, August 22, 2013: Jessica Fox, the effervescent 19-year-old from Australia, is all set to steal the show following her dominant and historic double last weekend in Tacen, Slovenia when she became the first women to win both the K1 and C1 at the same event. This performance puts Fox in an almost unassailable lead…