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2021-01-05

Get set for a year like none before

[canoeicf] The opportunity for athletes to become both an Olympic and world champion in the same calendar year for the first time in International Canoe Federation history will be one of many highlights in what is set to be the busiest year on record for paddlers around the world. An already action-packed... >>

2020-06-29

ICF hopeful some events will be held this year

[canoeicf] The International Canoe Federation remains hopeful there will be international canoe slalom, canoe sprint, paracanoe and wildwater events before the end of this year, following the latest ICF board meeting. Organisers of canoe slalom world cups in Tacen, Slovenia, and Pau, France, and a canoe... >>

2020-03-18

ICF update on coronavirus COVID-19 and event schedule

[canoeicf] The ICF will continue implementing its coronavirus contingency plans to deal with the cancellation and postponement of Tokyo 2020 sprint, slalom and paracanoe qualifying events. The International Olympic Committee reiterated its commitment during a teleconference on Tuesday to staging this year’s... >>

2020-03-07

ICF awards 2021 SUP world championships to Hungary

[canoeicf] The International Canoe Federation has awarded the 2021 Stand Up Paddling World Championships to Balatonfured, Hungary, at a board meeting in Barcelona. The board considered the bid from the Hungarian delegation to be very professional, and a logical next step following the outstanding success of... >>

2020-02-11

Breakthrough wins highlight Atlantic Ocean world cup

[canoeicf] South Africa’s Joshua Fenn upstaged his much more experienced rivals while Spain’s Judith Verges Xifra broke through for a major career win at the ICF Atlantic Ocean Racing world cup in Lanzarote on the weekend. 20-year-old Fenn, the 2019 U23 ICF ocean racing world champion, proved too strong for... >>

2020-02-05

World champions head field for ocean racing world cup

[canoeicf] Some of the world’s best marathon and surfski paddlers, including the reigning men’s champions in both disciplines, will line-up this weekend for the 2020 Atlantic Ocean Surfski Lanzarote World Cup. About 350 paddlers from 19 countries have entered the race in Spain, which will feature equal... >>

2020-01-06

Record 2019 canoe season sets scene for Olympic year

[canoeicf] A thrilling 2019 canoeing season has set the scene for what promises to be a fantastic Olympic year for the sport, according to International Canoe Federation President, Jose Perurena. Record viewing numbers on both television and online platforms, unprecedented growth in social media activity,... >>

2019-11-26

ICF votes to retain U23 competitions

[canoeicf] The International Canoe Federation has decided to retain the U23 age group for all world championships after a survey of member federations. A proposal had been put forward to reduce the age limit from U23 to U21, but a majority of national canoe federations expressed a desire to retain the... >>

2019-09-11

Rice regains ocean title while McKenzie springs surprise

[canoeicf] South Africa’s Sean Rice won an emotional second ICF canoe ocean racing world title and New Zealand’s Danielle McKenzie caused a major boilover to win the women’s final at her first world championships on an exciting day of racing in Saint-Pierre de Quiberon, France. Rice won the very first ICF... >>

2019-09-09

Hill and Nixon ready to defend ocean racing world titles

[canoeicf] Australian Cory Hill will be looking for his third consecutive world title and South African Hayley Nixon will be hoping to defend her crown from two years ago when the ICF canoe ocean racing world championships begin in France on Wednesday. Hill has dominated ocean racing since the inaugural... >>