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 ...

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 ...

1. Balint Kopasz, Hungary, 3:28.76 (FA). 2. Fernando Pimenta, Portugal, 3:29.14 (FA). 3. Jakob Thordsen, Germany, 3:29.34 (FA). 4. Martin Nathell, Sweden, 3:30.14 (FA ...

Another bluebird day on the waters of Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon set the scene for Olympic Day 13 of the canoe/kayak sprint finals. Four different classes raced on Thursday to crown Olympic champions.

Aug 16 (Gracenote) - Olympic canoe sprint men's k1 1000m final b result in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday. 1. Adam Van Koeverden (Canada) 3 minutes 31.872 seconds 2. Balint Kopasz (Hungary) 3:32.392 3.

AGERPRES special correspondent Adrian Tone reports: Romanian athlete Catalin Chirila said on Friday, after winning the Final B Men's Canoe Single 1000m at the Paris Olympics, that he deems the missed ...

Here's a guide on how scoring works for the canoeing events at the Olympics. The first boat to cross the finish line without any penalties is the winner of the race. To clear the finish line, the bow ...

Aug 15 (Gracenote) - Olympic canoe sprint men's k1 1000m heats results in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. Heat 3 1. Fernando Pimenta (Portugal) 3 minutes 33.140 seconds Q 2. Max Hoff (Germany) 3:33.585 Q 3.