Planet Canoe

22/01/2025

From catching fish 🎣 to capturing gold 🥇

Czechia's Josef Dostal talks about how his love of fly fishing has helped him to become Olympic and world champion 🤩

Dostal also reveals why a change in mindset proved key to his success in 2024 💆‍♂️🛶

Click the link for the full story 👉 https://www.canoeicf.com/news/why-fly-fishing-and-mindset-change-are-behind-dostals-kayak-success

21/01/2025

Olympian Xu Yaping speaks about how the ICF-ZJU partnership will shed light on importance of education in sport. 🛶 🎓

Click on the link below to know more.👇

20/01/2025

Coaches are continuing to land exciting jobs at National Federations for the 2025 season 🛶👏

Sweden has announced its a four-member coaching team for this year, while Denmark has recruited a new national coach 😀

Click here for more details https://www.canoeicf.com/news/sweden-unveil-new-coaching-quartet-denmark-recruit-national-coach

19/01/2025

It's the ICF's 1️⃣0️⃣1️⃣st birthday today! 🎉🎂

If you would like to delve into the history of paddle sports over the past century, check out the ICF's commemorative book 🧐

A Century of Paddling is filled with stunning photographs and amazing stories 🛶

It is NOW available to view online 📘👇

A commemorative book celebrating the centenary of the International Canoe Federation is now available to read online. “A Century of Paddling” was published in July 2024 to mark the ICF’s 100th anniversary. Limited editions of the book were handed out during key events last year including the P...

17/01/2025

📣 A final call is being issued to National Federations to bid for major ICF Wildwater Canoeing events in 2026

The ICF is looking for proposals from NFs to host the 2026 Wildwater Canoeing World Championships and World Cups 🛶🙌

Click below for more details 👇

The International Canoe Federation is issuing a final call for National Federations to submit bids to hold next year’s Wildwater Canoeing World Championships in sprint and classic races. The ICF is also looking for NFs to hold Wildwater Canoeing World Cups in 2026, while next year’s European Can...

17/01/2025

Paddle UK has appointed James Train as Head of Performance Development – Canoe Sprint, with former Technical Director of the Spanish team Ekaitz Saies joining an interim basis. 🇬🇧 🛶

Click on the link below to know more.👇

https://www.canoeicf.com/news/paddle-uk-strengthens-canoe-sprint-programme-focus-la28

16/01/2025

📆 New dates have been confirmed for the ICF Wildwater Canoeing World Cups in Skopje

📍 The capital of North Macedonia will host two World Cups in sprint in 2025

For the new dates and all the details on the event, click below 👇

The International Canoe Federation Wildwater Canoeing World Cups in Skopje, North Macedonia have been moved to September. Skopje had originally been set to stage two World Cups in sprint from April 9 to 11 but the competition has now been rescheduled for later in the year. The ICF can confirm that t...

16/01/2025

The Pan American Canoe Federation has announced plans to conduct a four-month development course for regional coaches. 🛶

Click on the link below for more details.👇

15/01/2025

Fondly known as “The Butcher”, Finn Butcher hit the headlines in New Zealand with his historic Olympic gold in kayak cross 🤩

The 29-year-old paddler chatted to Ellesse Andrews and Max Brown as part of The NZ Team's Ain’t Just Dreaming series 🎥

Check it out 👇

There was a time when Finn Butcher did not believe he even belonged among his paddling peers on the world stage. Now, the New Zealander, fondly known as “The Butcher”, is an Olympic champion, who will forever be etched in Canoe Slalom’s history books.A lot has changed in the life of Butcher af...

15/01/2025

💬 “It was the best season of my career so far"

Mads Brandt Pedersen has reflected on his sensational 2024 in an interview with the ICF after being nominated for The World Games Athlete of the Year 🙌

Don't forget to vote for Pedersen to win the top prize! 👍

The full interview and all the voting details can be found below 👇

It’s time to get behind Denmark’s Mads Brandt Pedersen after he was named as a contender for The World Games Athlete of the Year 2024. Pedersen is in need of your support with voting to determine the winner of this coveted prize now open. The 28-year-old marathon paddler is among 22 athletes in ...

14/01/2025

Once a shy girl who struggled with her nerves, Ottilie Robinson-Shaw is now flourishing on the biggest stage in Canoe Freestyle 💪

The ICF spoke to Robinson-Shaw about overcoming stage fright to become an accomplished public speaker 🗣️ and her new perspective for this off-season 💫

Click below for the full interview 👇

In the International Canoe Federation’s latest series of big interviews with paddlers during the off-season, we spoke to Great Britain’s multiple Canoe Freestyle world champion Ottillie Robinson-Shaw to find out how she uses her time away from competition. Once a shy girl who struggled with her ...

14/01/2025

DECK is organising sustainability strategy webinars in January, February, and March with speakers from National Federations of Italy, Slovenia, Greece, and Croatia. 🛶

Come and join to know more about the role of canoe and kayak sports in driving sustainable practices. 🍃

Click on the link in comments to register! 👇

11/01/2025

The International World Games Association (IWGA) is a non-profit organisation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the official body responsible for the worldwide promotion of The World Games. The World Games is a multi-sport event staged every four years by the IWGA under the....

10/01/2025

🎉 Look at this cool birthday cake! 🎂
Big shoutout to canoe polo player Ahmed Sami for his belated birthday!

Have you ever seen a canoe-themed cake before? 🤔
What’s the most unique cake you've had?

09/01/2025

Vanda Kiszli may have lost to Melina Andersson in the world final but she did earn Hungary's quota for The World Games 2025 👏

The Hungarian paddler says her result in Metkovic “might have turned out differently” had a place at Chengdu 2025 not been at stake for her country 🇭🇺🛶

Click below for the full interview with the Canoe Marathon star 👇

Hungary’s Vanda Kiszli believes her world title showdown with Sweden’s Melina Andersson “might have turned out differently” had a quota place for The World Games 2025 not been on the line. Kiszli had won the women’s kayak single long-distance crown at the previous five editions of the Inte...

09/01/2025

Voting has opened! 😀

Let's get behind Mads Brandt Pedersen who has been nominated for The World Games Athlete of the Year 2024 🛶🙌

All the voting details can be found in the link in the comments section ⤵️

08/01/2025

A golden year ended with a coveted prize 🤩

Josef Dostal, the Olympic and world champion, was crowned Czech Athlete of the Year for 2024 🇨🇿🤴

Click the link in the comments section to see who Dostal beat to win this top award ⤵️

08/01/2025

Canoe Slalom action is poised to begin with a record 4️⃣3️⃣ ICF ranking races on the 2025 calendar 🙌

2️⃣6️⃣ kayak cross events have been confirmed for this year - compared to 16 in 2024 📈🤩

It looks set to be a fantastic slalom season 🛶

For all the details on the events and more, click below ⤵️

A record number of ranking races are in place for the International Canoe Federation’s 2025 Canoe Slalom season. The ICF is excited to have 43 slalom events on the calendar that will all offer world ranking points. Among those includes five ICF Canoe Slalom World Cups, starting with La Seu, Spain ...