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Cairns makes the most of Olympic second chance
In Samoa you have look very hard to try and find a kayak anywhere.
The way Anne Cairns tells it, you should save your time. There are no kayaks anywhere in Samoa.
But Samoa has a paddler competing in the canoe sprint competition in Rio, her name is Anne Cairns, and she made her debut on the opening day of competition.
It should be pointed out Cairns calls New Zealand home these days. Her mother is Samoan and Cairns tries to get back there as often as possible.
But not to train. That would be impossible.
"There’s just no kayaks in
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Chamaune makes Olympic history for Mozambique
While most of the paddlers were celebrating the calm conditions on the opening day of the Olympic sprint program, Mozambique’s Mussa Chamaune would have been happy if the conditions had been a bit rougher for his historic first paddle in the C1 1000.
Not only was Chamaune making his Olympic debut, it was also the first appearance for Mozambique in canoe sprint.
The millpond conditions were a bit different to what Chamaune is used to.
“Mozambique is very hard, because we don’t train in lakes, we train in the sea,” he said.
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Champion canoe sprinters open Rio 2016 account on Lagoa
RIO DE JANEIRO - The first heat of the women's K1 200m event will pit the London 2012 Olympic Games gold and bronze medallists against each other as the canoe sprint competition begins at the Lagoa Stadium on Monday.
Lisa CARRINGTON (NZL) and Natasa DOUCHEV-JANIC (HUN) will race for a place in the semifinals. CARRINGTON comes into the Rio 2016 Olympic Games as the No.1-ranked female paddler while DOUCHEV-JANIC is returning to the Olympic Games after spinal surgery in 2014.
London 2012 silver medallist Inna OSIPENKO-RODOMSKA (AZE)
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Canada's Van Koeverden hopes to channel paddler superpower at fourth Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO - Adam van KOEVERDEN (CAN) is one of the most experienced sprint paddlers to compete at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
VAN KOEVERDEN has four medals to his name from three Olympic Games - a silver and a bronze in the K1 1000m, his event for Rio, and a gold and silver in the K1 500m.
But he is coming to Rio ranked ninth in the world and has modest expectations for the days to come.
"I'm being realistic about this, my goal on Monday is to make the final, that's all I can do. They don't decide in advance who's going to
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Canoe Sprint Olympic Monday: preview facts
RIO DE JANEIRO - Preview facts for the four canoe sprint events - C1 1000m, K1 200m, K1 1000m, K2 500 - which start on Monday 15 August at Lagoa Stadium.
Men's C1 1000m
Sebastian BRENDEL (GER) hopes to become the second athlete to win multiple gold medals in the men's C1 1000m.
Josef HOLECEK (TCH) is the only athlete to have won multiple gold medals in the men's C1 1000m, as he won in 1948 and 1952.
Since his victory at the London 2012 Olympic Games, BRENDEL has won 16 of the 18 major races in which he
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Rio 2016 daily canoe slalom blog index
Here is a quick reference index back to the 28 posts making up this daily Rio 2016 canoe slalom blog in chronological order.
Welcome to the Rio Olympic Canoe Slalom blog
Rio 2016 Olympic Games Canoe Slalom Qualification
Spectators guide to the X-Park Deodoro whitewater centre
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