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From Olympic Champion to bestselling author and MasterChef
25.10.2018

From Olympic Champion to bestselling author and MasterChef

Saul Craviotto is one of the most known Spanish kayakers. 33-year-old paddler is a a two times Olympic champion, he also has a silver and bronze Olympic medal in addition to nine World Championships medals and medals he won at European Championships. But he reached fame also outside the sporting circles as he became a winner of Spanish MasterChef celebrity reality show. 

 

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Bronze medal for Javier Hernanz after sporting gesture of Eivind Vold
24.10.2018

Bronze medal for Javier Hernanz after sporting gesture of Eivind Vold

Spanish kayaker Javier Hernanz was awarded the bronze medal for his performance at the 2018 Canoe Sprint World Championships in Portugal. 35-year-old Asturian athlete competed in the 5000 metres event and finished fourth, but Norwegian kayaker Eivind Vold realized he made a mistake after the race, so he returned a medal and it was awarded now to Hernanz at a ceremony that took place in the headquarters of Spanish Olympic Committee.

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Martin Marinov - “We need to create big superstars”
23.10.2018

Martin Marinov - “We need to create big superstars”

The seventh edition of the International congress of canoeing coaches in Catoira, Spain, will bring many interesting presentations from canoe sprint experts coming from Spain, Hungary, Italy, Great Britain and Ukraine. Before attendees exchange knowledge we have checked what the future of canoe sprint might look like. We have talked with two-times Olympic medallist Martin Marinov who first competed for Bulgaria and then switched for Australia. He is now the ICF’s Canoe Sprint and Calmwater Technical Manager and therefore the one who was able to offer us a sneak peek where the sport might go in the following years.

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Andrea Pace - “The software allows users to observe tactics and how athletes put these tactics into practice”
22.10.2018

Andrea Pace - “The software allows users to observe tactics and how athletes put these tactics into practice”

Only four days are left and the 2018 International Congress of Canoeing Coaches (26-28 October 2018) in Spain will start with interesting presentations. One of the first presentations in Catoria will be “Diagnosis from the race - inertial balance – How to improve” by Italian Andrea Pace.

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Miguel Garcia: “It is a unique opportunity to share experiences with technicians from around the world”
20.10.2018

Miguel Garcia: “It is a unique opportunity to share experiences with technicians from around the world”

With only days to the beginning of the 2018 International Congress of Canoeing Coaches in Catoira (26-28 October 2018), whose partner is also European Canoe Association, we have talked with one of the presenters at the congress Miguel Garcia Fernandez. He is the man behind the great success Spanish canoe sprinters have had in the past years.

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