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Stand Up Paddling
Stand Up Padlling, also known as SUP, is a sport which the Hawaiian kings practised centuries ago. It has increased in popularity over the last years and has found its ideal destination in the world of canoeing.
People of all ages can enjoy it, standing up on a board with a paddle with unbeatable views of the rivers and the nature.
Advanced paddlers and experts of this more and more popular sport find endless places to measure themselves against the wild forces of the sea, the rivers and other competitors.
Typical race formats are long distance events, in which distances stretch between 8 and 12 kilometres, as well as sprint events organised on a short course marked with buoy where 4 to 6 athletes are fighting head to head.
Children and amateur races are usually included in these events. And you can find plenty of other competition formats even for experts in wildwater.
Most common boards are 14" hardboards for elite paddlers and 12'6" hardboards and inflatable boards for younger and amateur classes.
Some of the world’s best canoe sprinters, such as European senior champions Fernando Pimenta and Martin Fuksa and reigning European U23 Champion Carlo Tacchini as well as Polish star Marta Walczykiewicz competed at a special event that was held today in China. Two special events, this one in China, and one following later this week in Russia, bring new competition concept with 600 and 350 metres events and special 100 meters event where male and female athletes will be randomly paired to race in mixed C2 and K2 boats as well as special prize money fund.
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The 1996 Olympic Venue Lake Lanier Olympic Park in Gainesville, less than an hour drive from Atlanta, United States of America, was the location of this year’s Dragon Boat World Championships. Among the thirteen countries participating at this competition (Armenia, Bangladesh, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Philippines, Russia, Switzerland, Ukraine and United states of America), European teams were the most succeussful. Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic, Italy, France and Switzerland were those European countries that won medals in masters, senior or junior events.
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The 2018 edition of canoe sprint Olympic Hopes regatta in Poznan, Poland, concluded with 200 metres events and a complete dominance of Hungarian team who topped the medal table with a total of 40 medals (18 gold,15 silver, 7 bronze) won over the three competition days. German athletes won 30 medals in the past three days, while Canada occupied the third place in medal count.
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