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British Canoe Slalom Team Manager, Fieke Blackwell, has been recognised for her dedication to the role at UK Sport's PLx Awards, winning 'Support staff or practitioner who has made a special impact.'

As Canoe Slalom Team Manager, Fieke’s contribution to the team’s success was best illustrated at the World Championships in July where she contained an outbreak of Covid-19 through creative planning and excellent communication and despite the challenges, the British team came home with a gold, two silver and two bronze medals.

“The Covid-19 outbreak at the World Championships was all one big puzzle to consider but I am proud of the way we managed it and that our medal potential wasn’t affected too much. It’s very nice to be recognised. I feel like I get a lot of recognition from people at British Canoeing for what I do but for a few more people to know about it, it’s really cool. It’s nice not to go unnoticed.” said Blackwell.

Source: https://www.britishcanoeing.org.uk/news/2022/fieke-blackwell-wins-uk-sport-plx-award