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The wait is over. Tomorrow the first Canoeing European Championships of the season 2018 finally kicks off. Prague, Czech Republic, will host the 2018 ECA Canoe Slalom European Championships, and it will be the second ever senior Canoe Slalom European Championships organised in the Czech Republic. The first one was organised in 1998 in Roudnice, approximately 50 kilometres north of Prague. Athletes are excited for the competition finally to start.
Read moreOpening ceremony of the 2018 ECA Canoe Slalom European Championships took place in the Hybernia Theatre in the city centre of Prague, Czech Republic.
Read moreThe time has come and biannual international congress of canoeing coaches is coming again this fall. Between 26th and 28th October 2018 Galician village Catoira (located between Santiago de Compostela and Vigo, Spain) will turn into the epicentre of canoeing. For the eighth time the venue will host a congress of coaches in sprint canoeing and for the first time the organisers are adding canoe slalom topics and organising the first congress of canoe slalom coaches.
Read moreToday the 2018 ECA Canoe Slalom European Championships will officially begin with the opening ceremony, while the first events will start on Friday, when we will see the heats in all categories. Canoeing events in Prague, however, were on the programme even before the official start of championships. Vltava River hosted two traditional promotional events, called Paddleride and Prague Riverside Cross.
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Duisburg hosted the second World Cup event of the season. European paddlers again showed their strength at the regatta course in Germany. Czech canoeist Martin Fuksa prolonged his winning streak with wins in men’s C1 1000 and 500 metres finals, Yul Oeltze and Peter Kretschmer (GER) also picked up two gold medals in front of their fans, winning in men’s C2 1000 and 500 metres events. Max Hoff (GER) finished the weekend with gold medals in men’s K2 1000 metres event together with Marcus Gross and was also the fastest in men’s K1 5000 metres event.
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