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Lisa Carrington set for competitive return
Double Olympic champion Lisa Carrington is the star attraction at the Blue Lake 2 regatta in Rotorua this weekend as the four-time Halberg Sportswoman of the year makes her eagerly-awaited return to competition.
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CRNZ official response to Paris 2024 schedule
The IOC has accepted a recommendation from the International Canoe Federation (ICF) to remove two events from the sprint kayaking program for Paris 2024.
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Waka Ama star adapts to surf ski life
Tupu King is a superstar of Waka Ama. A multiple winning national champion and World Championship medallist there is very little the Papamoa-based paddler has not achieved in the sport. However, last weekend he moved out of his comfort zone to try his first surf ski race and finished a highly respectable sixth. We find out more about how he has adapted to surf ski racing.
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Keys secures maiden Auckland win
The flagship 2020 Vaikobi King and Queen of the Harbour witnessed a maiden men’s surf ski title for Ben Keys and a superlative ninth women’s crown for Rachel Clarke in Auckland today.
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Coaches Corner
In the “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” from 1798, English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge writes, “Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink”. With the amount of information that we can collect on athlete performance and the number of technical nuances a paddler can display, it can be really difficult to know where to focus a coaches’ time and energy. Data, data, everywhere, but not a piece of use!
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Compelling racing set to ignite King and Queen of the Harbour
Rachel Clarke will be chasing a ninth women’s title while a highly competitive and open men’s surf ski race will provide the likely highlights of the 2020 Vaikobi King and Queen of the Harbour on Saturday.