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Belgrade will host the 2018 ECA Canoe Sprint and Paracanoeing European Championships between 8th and 10th June with around 1000 athletes from 36 countries expected to attend this sporting event. Serbian team will be strong and wishes to achieve great results in front of their home crowd. One of the things that might catapult their paddlers to European peak is the new and modern equipment Serbian federation received as a donation made by the Government of the Republic of Serbia.
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Augsburg breathes with canoe slalom and paddlers are always among the best sportsmen and sportswomen in this historic German city, dating back more than 500 years. The city awarded the best athletes who had outstanding results in the year 2017 and titles both in men’s and women’s category for the athlete of the year went to canoeing hands. Ricarda Funk and Sideris Tasiadis celebrated this prestigious award.
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It is no secret that Germany is one of the strongest canoeing nations in the world. But their athletes are among the most decorated ones also in Germany among many athletes and different sports this European country excels at. Canoe Sprint and Canoe Slalom stars are frequently in the best athlete’s lists in their cities and regions and now German canoe team can also celebrate the best young and future stars of canoeing. C1 women Junior World Champion Andrea Herzog received an award for the Saxony’s best junior athlete in 2017.
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Winter with snow and low temperatures is not the most pleasant one for trainings and preparations for the new season, so majority of top level canoe slalom athletes seek better conditions away from home where sun and warmth welcome them. The most popular winter destinations for European paddlers seem to be Australian Penrith and Al Ain in United Arab Emirates as well as Pau, France. The latter one also received a portion of winter conditions and snow in the last couple of days, while the conditions in Penrith and Al Ain offered a good training for those who paddled for miles and miles on the rapids this winter. In Penrith and Al Ain paddlers also had an opportunity to take part in races to test their form before the competitions in their respective countries kick off.
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Portuguese Canoe Federation celebrated the successes of athletes, clubs and federation on international and national level in the previous year. The gala evening was organised in Braga, the city in northwestern part of Portugal which is this year’s European city of sport. With many excellent results Portuguese athletes had in the previous year the task of selecting the best was not easy, but it was Fernando Pimenta who had an amazing season with European and World champion titles in his pocket and was named Portuguese kayaker of the year. Teresa Portela was named best female athlete of the year, the award for young hope went to the hands of Sérgio Maciel, while Hélio Lucas received an award for the best coach.
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