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New Anti Doping rules 2015

The World Anti Doping Agency ( WADA) has adopted new international anti doping rules and regulations (The WADA Code), which will be initiated on 1 January 2015. The Code sets out the international rules on doping and apply to competitive athletes in all parts of the world. WADAs approach on changing the rules is the

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Thank you NZ – what a great location for a World Champs!

To the 2013 IRF WRC Organising Committee, NZRA and all the many people involved The IRF and all its paddlers and followers would like to extend a heart felt thank you to you all for putting on an awesome IRF 2013 Rafting World Championship. We always knew a rafting world champs in New Zealand would

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Chile’s Astorga clan ready to fight for WRC title

Competing in their third world rafting championships, the Chilean National Rafting Team ‘Team Cascada’ is excited to be in Rotorua.  This unusual team, which consist of 7 cousins and brothers, are carrying forward a long rafting tradition as part of the Astorga clan. This is a family of well known outdoor adventurers who live together

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Norway

The first things you think of when you mention Norway is fjords, beautiful nature, a wealth of wild rivers, friendly people and incredible cold. Located on the Scandinavian peninsula, it is one of the most northerly countries in the world where people live. So this northernmost team will be travelling to one of the most

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R4 Euro Cup Series – final results!

With the final event in Augsburg not happening, the R4 Euro Cup Series can now be concluded. The Belgian Waterproof Ladies take the title for the second year in a row. Another title to their growing collection! They did this by winning all 4 disciplines at the Durance Euro Cup in France and doing well in

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Rafting Klub Dajak to represent BiH

Rafting Klub “Dajak” are travelling to New Zealand to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina in the men’s Open category at the 2013 World Rafting Championships (WRC). The competition starts in a few days, and the honour to defend the colours of BiH is up to: Dragan Babic (captain), Igor Kuzmanovic, Andrej Zamolo, Dejan Markovic, Drasko Ubiparip

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Belgium’s Waterproof Ladies

In New Zealand at the 2013 WRC Open Women’s category, Belgium will be represented by the team with the most original team name: Waterproof Rafting Team. Very shortly after it came into existence this team name put Belgium into the center of attention of world rafting . Most notably by winning the R4 European Champions in

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Fredi – the rafting bull fighter

Over the years some competitive rafting teams have built up their names and statuses and are now world renown. But there are also some individual rafters who have done this too. Here we will talk to one of these characters. At this WRC 2013 the Australian Master Men’s team consists of: Darrell Daveson, Wagner Torres, Glen Hardy,

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Anti Doping report 2014

The IRF Anti Doping Committee submitted their report for the IRF Congress on 2nd of November 2014. The report summarize the work that has been done and puts up some new bullits on work that needs to be done. You can read the full report here: IRF Anti Doping Report 2014

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