European Canoe Association

23.2.2017

BULLETIN - 2017 ECA Canoe Marathon European Championships, Ponte de Lima (POR)

The 2017 ECA Canoe Marathon European Championships will take place in Ponte de Lima, Portugal, between 27 June and 2 July.

2017 ECA Canoe Slalom European Championships - 100 days to go

Time is running fast. Only 100 days to go - 2017 ECA Canoe Slalom European Championships, Ljubljana - Tacen.

Prskavec, Škantar cousins and Florence winners of Australian Open

European canoe slalom paddlers dominated the 2017 Australian Open on the Olympic Course in Penrith. They have won ten medals in five events and finished the competition with 27 finals altogether. David Florence was the best in men’s C1 final, Jiri Prskavec in men’s K1 final and Škantar cousins in men’s C2 event.

Another champion waves goodbye

The canoeing season 2017 will miss some of the biggest stars of the last years because many of the medallists from Olympic Games, European and World Championships decided to end their careers after the Olympic season 2016. The next paddler to announce retirement from competitive sport is British canoe sprinter Ed McKeever MBE, Olympic Champion from London, 2010 European Champion and 2010 World Champion.

In Unison – the story of Veronica Yoko Plebani

Simone Rigamonti, the filmmaker from Brescia, brings us an inspirational short film featuring Italian paracanoeist Veronica Yoko Plebani. This film won the first prize in the 'Independents' category of the ‘Palashort 2016 - short films Palazzolo’ competition.