Official world rafting governing body
I was so delighted to be given the opportunity to attend the Russian national competitions. And although I only attended the Sprint and the beginning of the H2H, the very fact that I was there was a dream come true for me. Due to the language barrier and that the Russian teams are not so active
This is such a famous team that they do not need a special introduction. (Previous interview with them in Portuguese), and now we are interested in their departure to the WRC R4 2016 where they are the defending champions in the Open Men’s category. Here they are in action at the R6 WRC in 2013:
We all gathered for the beginning of the ten-day WWOTS Forum adventure in the city of Tomsk, Russia. The participants came from far and wide. On the first day we settled into the hotel and then had introductions with the organisers and sponsors of the Forum, as well as the presentation of each participant individually
This team has been competing for many years and have a host of interviews by us to go with their many medals. (Slovakia – white paddles of mistral, Women’s Euro R4 Champs, Revamped Mistral Women’s team) We chat to Júlia Pevlková about the up coming WRC 2016. Now that you are officially registered, Julia, who is in your team
Teams and officials are regularly travelling by air to international events. There are some things that should always be done so as to ensure problems along the way don’t prevent you competing due to you arriving late or not at all or your luggage being lost! This was recently highlighted when a number of teams
A real refreshment in the Euro Cup series this year has been the Romanian Open Women’s team. They took part for the first time at the R6 European Championship 2015 held in Banja Luka, Bosnia, with a mixed team of four men and two women. It was the starting point of an idea that has
by Kianoosh Mehrabi, Iran Rafting Association. Our best river friend, Mr Payam Banihashemi, lost his life on the Haraz River on Friday 19 August 2016, while he was trying to rescue people. The selfless way that he endangered his own life to save others is something that will always be remembered. He was a great
Many teams that come 2nd or lower in their national champs / selections don’t know about IRF Race Rule B.12.c. This rule states that if the 1st placed team is unable to attend the World Champs or Continental Champs then they can be replaced by the team that finished 2nd, and so on down the
Japan are holding the Pre-Worlds as a test event for hosting the 2017 IRF R6 World Rafting Champs from the 7 to 10 October 2016. This event will also be the third and final event in the World Cup series. Here is the promo video for the 2017 WRC in Japan – a great taste
International Rafting Federation
Official world governing body for rafting since 1997