Britain’s canoe sprint athletes progressed through to next stages of competition as the international season got underway at the ICF World Cup in Racice.
Britain’s canoe sprint athletes will kick off their 2022 campaign this weekend as the first of two ICF World Cups start this weekend.
Following the 2022 extreme slalom selection event at Lee Valley White Water Centre over the weekend, the British Canoeing Extreme Slalom International Panel have confirmed the additional extreme slalom athletes taking part in the upcoming ICF competitions this season.
A team of 16 junior and U23 athletes competed at the Brandenburg International Junior Cup in Germany.
Top athletes were in action today as the senior, u23 and junior extreme slalom selection event took place at a sun-soaked Lee Valley White Water Centre.
British Canoe Slalom legend David Florence has announced his retirement from competitive paddling. Having been a member of the British senior team for an incredible 21 years, he will hang up his paddles with an unprecedented medal record in Great Britain.
Athletes and staff turned out for a mass paddle relay to celebrate Paralympian Stu Wood’s return to training following cancer treatment.
The selection policies for both the Paracanoe and Canoe Sprint World Class Performance Programmes for 2023 have now been published.
The Canoe Slalom & Extreme Slalom International Panel has released the following statement ahead of the upcoming 2022 season and extreme slalom selection event.
British Canoeing has today launched the Sprint Performance Academy, a programme designed to build a greater depth and quality of athletes in high performance training groups.
Paralympic gold medallists Laura Sugar MBE and Charlotte Henshaw MBE have been announced as part 2022 Unlocked Programme.
Congratulations to Eilidh Gibson who has been announced by the European Canoe Association as one of seven representatives selected for the upcoming Young Leaders Forum which will be held alongside the Munich 2022 multi-sport European Championships.