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A view of WRC R6 Indonesia 

We’re going to bring you some articles about Indonesia, to get you into the right frame of mind for the WRC which is being held there at the end of November. First we’ll deal with the river and the environment, and next time it will be what to eat, what to drink, what to see

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Rafting for People with Disabilities in Iran

“Believe us… We are ABLE to Enjoy Wet Adventure” On Monday 29 June 2015, one of my lifetime dreams came true… “Rafting for People with Disabilities”… For a long time I have been thinking that people with disabilities are able to participate and enjoy adventure activities. A disability cannot stop them from enjoying nature and

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The rumble in the Thai jungle

As I took my seat on  Finnair flight from Helsinki bound for Bangkok, Thailand I had to take a reality check to see if this was really happening. In the matter of two short weeks and a few emails I was heading to Thailand to run the first ever IRF workshop deep in the jungle

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Revamped “Mistral” women’s team

So there is fresh blood flowing through this team. Rumours of changes reached us so we thought we’d go and find out what was happening and who we’d be seeing in Indonesia because this team will be there! We first introduced Mistral some time ago, and then caught up with them when they became R4

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Brasil Open Men (in Portuguese)

(Rea the article in English) Esta equipa não precisa de introdução. Não só eles são os campeões de rafting mundo R4 e R6, não tem havido uma Rafting Champs Mundo, onde não subiu ao pódio uma vez que primeiro começou a competir. Eles irradiam essa energia positiva que ele é simplesmente viciante. Seu amor de

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Dajak Klub – World Rafting Champs, Indonesia

(Interview in English) Pre početka WRC R6 Novi Zeland 2013 razgovarali smo sa BiH Open Men timom sa ciljem da ih upoznamo i predstavimo ih vama. Ove godine momci su se plasirali za odlazak na WRC R6 Indonezija 2015 i mi ćemo ponovo kratko popričati sa njima šta ima novo i šta se dešavalo u međuvremenu,

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EC R6 Italy – Paddling in the valley of castles

Aosta valley in Italy is a small paradise. The many castles on the slopes of the Alpine mountains, small villages and narrow streets are divine. The river Dora Baltea flows through the valley and is fantastic. And so, at last, we had an EC in Italy! This event was also part of the national series

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First positive doping test in IRF history
Anti Doping

First positive doping test in IRF history

By Michael Lindberg, Head of IRF’s Anti-Doping Committee The result of a doping sample carried out on the 17th of May 2015 during the National Rafting Championships in Serbia was an adverse analytical finding showing the presence of a prohibited substance. The doping sample belonged to the 19-year old Serbian athlete, Bogdan Ribaric, who was tested

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Points for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc … needing a change?

When racing Sprint, Head to Head, Slalom and Downriver the points distribution is weighted quite heavily to the top three teams, with the winning team getting the giants share. It has been proposed to reduce that distribution so that the overall points will be closer and make the overall title more exciting. This is what

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