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Euro Rafting Champs winding up

The 2016 Euro Champs have finished and most teams are home again and back into their daily grinds. (Some have delayed that by going on to the Euro Cup in Georgia – lucky ones!). Russia certainly dominated this Euro Championship as they came away as the new Euro Rafting Champions in U19 Men and Women,

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Rafter tests positive at WRC 2015
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Rafter tests positive at WRC 2015

Paul Roozendaal, who is captain of the New Zealand Open Men’s team, tested positive for substances that are listed on the WADA (World Anti Doping Agency) prohibited list after the Downriver discipline during the 2015 World Rafting Championships in Indonesia. It was found that he had levels of Pseudoephedrine and Cathine in his urine that

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Downriver and new Euro Champions declared!

The final day of the 2016 Euro Rafting Champs in Slovenia has drawn to a close with the Downriver as the defining discipline. The Downriver was held on the Krka River from Zagradec to Šmihel and took the top teams just over 32 minutes to complete. As the Downriver has the most points it is vital

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A day of tricky Slalom at ERC

The CZE 1 Open Men’s team have proven themselves masters of slalom. Their first run was a clear run AND the second fastest of the day (159.98). Their second run was the fastest of the day (158.54) with only a 5 sec penalty! An excellent performance. It was a hard course with the lowest penalty

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Day 3 of the Euro Rafting Champs about to begin

The Euro Rafting Champs is about to enter it’s 3rd day which will be a day of Slalom for all divisions (U19, U23, Masters and Open). WATCH LIVE or follow LIVE RESULTS Sunday saw many teams doing some unofficial training and, due to heavy rains that had fallen, the teams were enjoying a pumping river

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Great Britain walk away with three Golds!

It was a good day for Great Britain at the Euro Rafting Champs today. Today was Sprint and H2H for the Open teams. The GBR 1 and 2 Open Women’s teams won Gold and Silver in the Sprint and the GBR 1 team won Gold in the H2H. In the Open Men’s GBR 2 took

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BiH’s Bosna Zenica rafting team at ERC

The Euro Rafting Champs is upon us. Here is a quick interview with SRK Bosna Zenica, from BiH, who are representing their country as the BiH OM 2 team in the upcoming R4 ERC  in Slovenia. They formed in May 2008, with a goal of promoting extreme sports like white-water rafting, kayaking, mountain biking and

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DRD4 club’s Open Women at ERC

Dorothea Oberhofer, Melanie Kobald, Katharina Dietl and Valentina Steck are all part of the well-known DRD4 club in Italy. Three years ago I wrote about the DRD4’s U23 men’s team, so it’s a special pleasure and honour for me to write about the women’s team now. The DRD4 Ladies will represent Italy in the Open Women’s category

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China invites you to their World Cup series event

The Chinese Extreme Sports Association  (CESA) and the City of Yushu in Qinghai Province invite all international teams to the Yushu City World Cup Series event. Dates: 16 – 22 July Categories: R4 Open Men and Women Schedule: 16 July: Registration & Check in (teams & officials) 17 and 18 July: Adjustment & Training runs 19

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