hckošice 13,130 Posted December 15, 2020 #1 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto 4,077 Posted January 17, 2021 #2 Share Posted January 17, 2021 João Tomasini Schwertner, President of the Pan American Canoe Federation (COPAC) has passed away due to Covid-19. In 2019 he was polite to have a chat with me about the 2019 Pan Am Games and the qualification system. RIP João mrv86, hckošice and Benolympique 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jur 486 Posted March 13, 2021 #3 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Probably you all arent aware of the storm that is happening at the spanish canoeing team. The federation decided to hold trials for the olympic K4 event, and only invited 6 athletes to take part on it. The trials were last week by they were so obviously tampered by Saul Craviotto (several olympic medallists) and Carlos Arevalo, to benefit their friends Marcus Walz and Rodrigo Germade made the team with them, that the federation had to repeat the trials this week. Obiously the federation wants Sauk Craviotto happy since it's a very popular in Spain and want that press in the games. Even the "coach/boss" of the K4 boat and who is in charge of the selecction is Miguel García, Craviotto's coach. The trials were due to celebrate this weekend, but the two affected canoeist Carlos Garrote (2020 world champ) and Cristian Toro (2016 olympic champ) had left the trials and would not compete. Garrote claims that has audios that prove that Saul Craviotto and the K4 coach Miguel Garcia tampered the trial to benefit Saul's friends. And Saul Craviotto's attorney's are threating to sue Carlos Garrote. This is a mess. Jack Gonçalves 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,715 Posted April 1, 2021 #4 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Crikey! Nathan Baggaley - double silver medallist from Athens 2004 & three-time World Champ, convicted in huge cocaine-smuggling deal. Not even his first offence, faces life in prison. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-56607790 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rybak 2,672 Posted April 17, 2021 #5 Share Posted April 17, 2021 European Championships in Duisburg are cancelled due to pandemic and won't be moved anywhere, it's second year a row when European Championships are cancelled and not rescheduled.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rybak 2,672 Posted April 26, 2021 #6 Share Posted April 26, 2021 European Canoeing Federation changed their minds and European Championships will be held after all. Now the event is scheduled to take place in Poznan, between June 3rd to 6th. Grassmarket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicsFan 776 Posted April 26, 2021 #7 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Hungary and Poland are hosting 99 % of all important competitions ... Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vektor 3,177 Posted May 27, 2021 #8 Share Posted May 27, 2021 The Hungarian Olympic Trials will start tomorrow. Out of the 17 spots for Hungary, only 4 are already decided: Men's C2 1000m - Balázs Adolf, Dániel Fejes Women's C2 500m - Virág Balla, Kincső Takács For the rest of the events, apart from K4, here are the scheduled finals: May 28 17:25 Women's K1 500m May 29 17:05 Men's K1 200m 17:15 Women's K2 500m 17:25 Men's K1 1000m 17:35 Women's C1 200m May 30 15:15 Men's K2 1000m 15:35 Women's K1 200m We have to fill boats in Men's K2 1000m, Men's K4 500m, Women's K1 200m, Women's K1 500m, Women's K4 500m, Women's C1 200m. Don't ask me what the actual process is here because I have no idea, I couldn't find anything. My guess is that the winners of these races will qualify for Tokyo and then we will fill the K4 boats. Women's K1 500m will be a bloodbath, it won't be easy for Kozák to qualify for the third time in this event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vektor 3,177 Posted May 28, 2021 #9 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Danuta Kozák and Tamara Csipes were the Top2 in women's K1 500m at the Hungarian Trials, and Hüttner declared that both will compete in this event at the Summer Games. It looks like Hungary will submit two boats in some events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vektor 3,177 Posted May 29, 2021 #10 Share Posted May 29, 2021 Big upset at the Hungarian trials, Ádám Varga defeated World champion Bálint Kopasz in MK1 1000m. Varga is officially in the Olympic team, and I would be surprised if Kopasz won't find his way into the team, I think both will compete in this event at the Games. Gianlu33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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