While preparations continue for the Paris 2024 Olympic opening ceremony, athletes from our canoe slalom & kayak cross team are gearing up for their upcoming…
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Paris Olympics 2024: Your Olympic slalom team
While preparations continue for the Paris 2024 Olympic opening ceremony, athletes from our canoe slalom & kayak cross team are gearing up for their upcoming events. Here’s a bit more information on the TeamGB squad…
Paris Olympics 2024: How to watch Team GB
Cheer on our Olympians as they take on the Paris 2024 Games! Whether you're watching from home or are lucky enough to witness the action live in Paris, you won't want to miss the Slalom…
Discover the Thrills of Canoe Slalom
Canoe slalom is an exciting and dynamic sport which tests athlete’s skill, speed and precision in unpredictable waters. Athletes must navigate a canoe or kayak through a whitewater course, manoeuvring between a series of hanging…
Kayak Cross: The newest exciting Olympic event not to be missed
Kayak Cross is an all-action, exhilarating discipline that will be making its Olympic Games debut at Paris 2024 this summer! The fast-paced, whitewater sport combines elements of traditional kayak racing with the strategic and physical…
Paris 2024: Athletes on environmental sustainability
Our Olympians and Paralympians understand the issues facing paddlers in our blue spaces. They also know why it’s important to leave a lasting legacy for future generations. Olympic gold medalist Joe Clarke MBE and Olympian…
Oklahoma City to host Olympic Canoe Slalom in 2028
Oklahoma City will host the Canoe Slalom events at the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028, it has been announced. Six gold medals will be up for grabs at the Canoe Slalom Center in the city…
Another kayak cross bronze for Setchell
The newest Olympic sport, Kayak Cross, was the focus of the final day of competition at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Prague. 2022 Under 23 World Champion Nikita Setchell (Holme Pierrepont) won bronze…
Challenging day of racing for Brits in Prague
It wasn't to be for the Brits on the second day of racing at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 2 in Prague. Under the blazing sun and roaring partisan crowd, Mallory was ninth to…
Seventh for Woods in K1 final
Kimberley Woods finished seventh in an unusually tight final of the women's K1 on the opening day of competition in Prague. Heavy upstream rain once again threw a curve-ball for the teams at the ICF…
50 days to go: Paris 2024 Hub Launched
With just 50 days to go until the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Paddle UK has today launched the new Paris 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Games Hub. The new hub features all the latest Paris 2024…
K2 Crews kick off season at sprint European Olympic Qualifier
Deborah Kerr and Emma Russell finished seventh at the canoe sprint European Olympic Qualifier in Szeged, Hungary on the inaugural day of the 2024 international season. There was also a personal best from James Russell…
Teams announced ahead of Olympic & Paralympic Qualifiers
With the final stage of the Olympic and Paralympic Qualification process taking place in three weeks time, a number of athletes have been announced to race the competitions in Szeged, Hungary following a competitive selection…
Media Accreditation: Apply now for the 2024 Canoe Slalom & Kayak Cross Selection Series
Media accreditation is now open for the 2024 Canoe Slalom & Kayak Cross selection event at Lee Valley White Water Centre, taking place between 30 March – 1 April. Four selected Paris 2024 Olympians will…
Canoe Slalom athletes selected for Paris 2024
Olympic medallists Joe Clarke MBE and Mallory Franklin, alongside 2023 World Champion Kimberley Woods and Tokyo 2020 Olympian Adam Burgess, are the first canoeing athletes selected by the British Olympic Association (BOA) for the Paris…
Paris 2024 places on offer as British Slalom Stars Gear Up for home World Championships
Great Britain's top canoe slalom athletes are set to battle it out on home waters as they race to qualify nation spots for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, as well as the coveted world titles…
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