ISSUE: 90 years and counting - the International Canoe Federation (ICF) remains almost exclusively a male-only club, with European men dominating key leadership positions. This is their commitment to gender equality and universality? From the ICF website: “….in 1996, the IOC [International Olympic Committee] adopted a policy that ‘the International Federations should immediately establish […]
Congratulations to Australia’s Jessica Fox - winner of the Prime Minister’s Outstanding Women in Sport Award! She was the 2014 World Champion in Slalom C1 & K1 - a feat no other paddler has accomplished, male or female. More information about the award. Read more about Fox’s historic double world championships in canoe and kayak. Sydney Morning […]
The 2014 South East Asian Canoeing Championships (SEACC) took place October 11, 2014 at Marina Reservoir, Singapore. Singapore, Vietnam, Myanmar and Thailand competed in only women’s canoe events at this year’s SEACC - the C1 200. Congratulations to Gold medalist Truong Thi Phoung from Vietnam, who won by over 4 seconds over silver medalist Naw Cherry […]
The Women’s C1 200 world record dropped two times at the 2014 ICF Canoe/Kayak Sprint World Championships and the A Final was thefastest women’s canoe final ever! In the semi-finals, Brasil’s Valdenice Conceicao do Nascimento — known for her million dollar smile and for being a great Canoe Mom - blitzed the competition in a new C1 […]
