In slalom, a canoe is required to be a minimum of 3.5m long for C1 and 4.1m for C2 and competitors use single-blade paddles ...

HONOLULU, HAWAII (KITV4) -- It's a story of a mother's determination and coaching that propelled her daughter to become the number one sprint kayaker in the United States. Shelley Oates-Wilding is a ...

Hungary has the most total canoeing medals in Olympics history with 86: 28 gold, 31 silver and 27 bronze. Germany (34) and the Soviet Union (29), however, have more gold medals. All canoeing events ...

Team USA sprint kayaker Aaron Small, who has hearing loss in both ears, hoped to make the 2028 Olympics. His dreams came true sooner. Growing up, Aaron Small felt ashamed of his hearing aids. “I used ...

On a sunny, 74 degree day in Rio de Janeiro, four Olympic champions were crowned in canoe/kayak sprint. Two reigning, two new. The crowd cheered as Sebastian Brendel pumped both of his fists in the ...

One of the unique features of the GoPro Mountain Games is the fact that it not only host traditional events like trail runs, cross-country bike races and international climbing competitions, but it ...

TOKYO (AP) — Lisa Carrington stood on a windy podium to accept her latest gold medal for a kayak sprint race she has dominated for more than a decade. But any celebrations would have to wait. The New ...

Canoeists kneel in their boat and use a single-bladed paddle on one side at a time. Kayakers sit in their boat and use a double-bladed paddle. As an Olympic sport, “canoeing” includes both canoe and ...