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This past weekend the Japanese National Champs were held and at the conclusion of the event the IRF President, Joe Willie Jones, was proud to announce that Japan’s bid to hold the 2017 World Rafting Champs has been successful. Japan produces some of the top teams in the rafting world arena and so it is
The EC R4 contest in Turkey took place on the Firtina River and “firtina” in Turkish means storm. Yes, the river justifies its name. Surrounded by mountains, where tea is grown (harvested three times a year), this area is known for the cultivation of sweet corn and kiwis. The area along the river is inhabited
Chinese Extreme Sports Association have once again invited teams from around the world to compete on the rivers of China. One team of two crew each have been chosen from Canada, Indonesia, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey, to compete and represent their countries, on the Stop2 – Dijuang R2 rafting competition. I had the privilege of reporting from the competition
The IRF would like to thank Alex, the Kayak, Canoe and Rafting Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Goran Lolic and his team of Judges and the entire R6 ERC organising crew for putting on an excellent IRF R6 Euro Rafting Championship. The event ran very efficiently and from the competitors perspective it was a well-run
Dear Women Master Rafters At the recently completed 2015 Euro Rafting Champs in BiH, after travelling 7000kms, we were faced with the unpleasant fact that we were the ONLY Open Women’s Masters team! It would have been stupid to withdraw from the competition so we competed in the men’s category. Why ?! Where are all the
As in the past few years, this year will once again see the unusual competition of the R2 in China. R2 races are not common in the IRF. This year there will be two races: Stop 1 – Yichang City and Stop 2 – Dujiangyan City. Teams from all over the world are signing up
Results: Open U19 U23 Masters Daily Reports: Rafting Klub Kanjon.com Russians win 8 medals on 1st day of ERC, Euro Champs – Report-1 Euro Champs – Conclusion Race videos: Official Practise day by IRF Opening Ceremony by IRF Opening Ceremony by Radiokanjon Banjaluka U19, U23 and Masters Sprint and H2H by IRF U19, U23 and Masters Sprint and
What a relief when the third day of competition started with sunshine. This third day was reserved for Slalom. The teams had the morning off as the Slalom was to be late afternoon/ evening under lights! So enough time to rest and prepare for this physically and technically difficult discipline. There were 14 gates, 6
ERC R6 2015 is behind us. It was a fantastic week dotted with sun, rain, joy, disappointment, successes, training, surprises, competitions, parties and more. 16 countries and 51 teams competed in the U19, U23, Masters and Open divisions. Slightly disappointing was the decrease in the number of women’s teams this year. Some of the Russian
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