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Hungary and Belarus excel at Canoe Sprint World University Championships
12.8.2018

Hungary and Belarus excel at Canoe Sprint World University Championships

Szolnok, Hungary, was the venue of this year's FISU Canoe Sprint World University Championships that attracted athletes from 21 countries. Most of the competitors came from Europe, but there were athletes from Australia, Canada, Japan, China, India and Mexico on the start line too. The most successful were Hungarian and Belarus teams, each winning 20 medals or more in the 28 events that were organised this end of the week. Besides them athletes from Poland, Ukraine, Italy, Germany, Czech Republic, Spain, Great Britain, France, Australia and Japan also reached the winner’s podium.

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New date of the 2020 ECA Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe European Championships
11.8.2018

New date of the 2020 ECA Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe European Championships

Just in: We have just received the information that the date for the 2020 ECA Senior Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe European Championships in Romania has been changed. The new date is 4th - 7th June 2020. Save the date.

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Hungarian canoeing mourns the death of Olympic Champion László Fábián
11.8.2018

Hungarian canoeing mourns the death of Olympic Champion László Fábián

Hungarian canoeing mourns the death of László Fábián, an Olympic and four times World Champion, who passed away at the age of 82. Former athlete and coach is the first Hungarian Olympic gold medallist in canoeing.

 

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President of Spanish canoe club passed away during the competition

Tragic news comes from Spain where president of the Municipal School of Canoeing Ourense José Luis González 'Chelís' passed away during the competition in Barra de Miño.
José Luis González popularly known as 'Chelís' was an athlete and coach, and the organiser of the event that was held this weekend. He was one of the driving forces of canoeing in the province. He was a regular guest of veteran canoeing competitions. Just last week he stood on the podium twice at the Galician Veteran Championships. At the time of his death he was in a boat competing in the veteran event of the competition when he suffered a sudden indisposition. After the tragic death the event was suspended.
We would like to express our sincere condolences to his family and friends. Rest in peace.

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Hungary tops the medal table of Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships
29.7.2018

Hungary tops the medal table of Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships

The 2018 Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships which was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, at a venue that hosted last year's senior ECA Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe European Championships, has ended with a great triumph of European teams, especially teams from Hungary, Germany, Belarus and Russia. Altogether 36 sets of medals have been given to the best young canoe sprinters and 30 World Champion titles remained in Europe.

 

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