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Canoe Polo tournament of the World Games starts tomorrow

Seven teams – women’s and men’s – will compete this weekend at the canoe polo tournament within the World Games that are being held now in Wroclav, Poland. The World Games are an international multi-sport event, meant for sports, or disciplines or events within a sport, which are not contested in the Olympic Games. The World Games are held every four years, since their debut in 1981, one year after the Summer Olympic Games. Canoe Polo was first part of the World Games in 2005 in Duisburg, Germany.  

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Émilie Fer announced her retirement from competitive canoe slalom
27.7.2017

Émilie Fer announced her retirement from competitive canoe slalom

French Canoe Slalom paddler Émilie Fer, the 2012 Olympic Champion, recently announced her retirement from competitive canoe slalom. 34-year-old French paddler was the first French female kayaker to win Olympic gold medal in canoe slalom. 

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Serghei Tarnovschi loses his Olympic medal

It has almost been a year since the 2016 Rio Olympic Games where Serghei Tarnovschi from Moldova finished the men's C1 1000 metres event in the third place. He did not enjoy for long though as ICF has placed him under a provisional suspension after the pre-event test uncovered the presence of banned substance GHRP-2.

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Albert Woods OBE, “We’ve got a great sport”
27.7.2017

Albert Woods OBE, “We’ve got a great sport”

After the 2017 ECA Canoe Sprint and Paracanoeing European Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, we talked with Albert Woods OBE, president of the European Canoe Association. 

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Young German and Hungarian paddlers dominate the first finals of the EYOF

The first medals for the fastest young canoe sprint athletes competing in Győr, Hungary, at the EYOF have been awarded. Future stars of canoe sprint have competed in the 500 metres semi-finals and finals A and B today. German team won three gold and two silver medals and Hungary two gold, three silver and a bronze medal.

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