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WRC 2016 – Wadi Adventures, Al Ain

The IRF is very pleased to announce that the 2016 R4 World Rafting Champs will be held at the artificial course, Wadi Adventures in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates! The IRF have teamed up with Wadi Adventures to ensure a world class event can be held in this new and interesting location. The dates will

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Last year’s U19 Women’s champions on WRC2015

The Australian U19 Women, who are the R4 World Champions, are ready for the R6 challenge. “The team that deserves a big mention is the new U19 Women’s R4 World Rafting Champions – Australia. This team managed to keep Brazil from making it a clean sweep of the top podium position. They’ve had a hard journey to

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Famous rafting faces – Roberto Schifferle

When passion for something is so big it clears all obstacles, find ways and persists, then it lasts. In our sport it is not easy for the passion to last; our sport is rough, difficult, dangerous, costly, but there are with us some people who have persisted so long that they have become recognizable to

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GBR Master Men 2015

We wrote about these guys before they went to 2013 WRC in NZ and then again before the 2014 ERC in Slovakia, and here we are again chatting to Richard Procter before they head off to the WRC in Indonesia. I was lucky enough to meet with them this year and look forward to seeing them again. Those

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Pura Vida! Say the Masters Men of Costa Rica

Before the start of WRC R6 2013 New Zealand, we talked with this team – Masters of Costa Rica. They returned home from that competition with the bronze medal in H2H. Congratulations to them on that great success. Their new goal is participating in WRC R6 in Indonesia and so we chat to Rafael Gallo again to

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Meet the Argentinian Open Women’s team

Florencia Moreno, Carolina Irustra Magni, Valentina Castro, Veronica Quilaquir, Zilvina Zarte, Mickaela Romero  and Rebeca Lorca are the girls who will defend the blue and white colours of Argentina in the R6 World Rafting Champs this year. This team consists of girls who were originally from different teams in Argentina. They gathered last year with the

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Slovakia Master’s Men – Ready for Medals

Who is in the Slovakian Master’s Men’s team? Where do they train? What were the worst and best moments that have ever happened to them? What are their expectations for WRC R6 Indonesia? Here are their answers and more …. “Who are we? We are men’s rafting team – RK Fortuna Bratislava. The Club was

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Costa Rica Open men’s team

Since 2003 (R6 WRC in Czech), this R6 team has only missed WRC 2007. The team now consists of eight members: Manuel Segura Amador , Bustos Marlon Araya , Juan Carlos Loaiza Jimenez , Walter Alvarado , Davis Oviedo Ortega , Daniel Bustos Araya Araya , Pablo Leiva and Walter Centeno Brenes. Being successful in going to the

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What to see in Indonesia

17.000 islands make up the archipelago of the Republic of Indonesia. In whichever direction you go, you will not go wrong. This paradise on earth will win the hearts of each of you. We hope that you have enough free time that you can see as much as possible. Prepare your bag and experience the

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