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Canada's Van Koeverden hopes to channel paddler superpower at fourth Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO - Adam van KOEVERDEN (CAN) is one of the most experienced sprint paddlers to compete at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
VAN KOEVERDEN has four medals to his name from three Olympic Games - a silver and a bronze in the K1 1000m, his event for Rio, and a gold and silver in the K1 500m.
But he is coming to Rio ranked ninth in the world and has modest expectations for the days to come.
"I'm being realistic about this, my goal on Monday is to make the final, that's all I can do. They don't decide in advance who's going to
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Canoe Sprint Olympic Monday: preview facts
RIO DE JANEIRO - Preview facts for the four canoe sprint events - C1 1000m, K1 200m, K1 1000m, K2 500 - which start on Monday 15 August at Lagoa Stadium.
Men's C1 1000m
Sebastian BRENDEL (GER) hopes to become the second athlete to win multiple gold medals in the men's C1 1000m.
Josef HOLECEK (TCH) is the only athlete to have won multiple gold medals in the men's C1 1000m, as he won in 1948 and 1952.
Since his victory at the London 2012 Olympic Games, BRENDEL has won 16 of the 18 major races in which he
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Rio 2016 daily canoe slalom blog index
Here is a quick reference index back to the 28 posts making up this daily Rio 2016 canoe slalom blog in chronological order.
Welcome to the Rio Olympic Canoe Slalom blog
Rio 2016 Olympic Games Canoe Slalom Qualification
Spectators guide to the X-Park Deodoro whitewater centre
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Rio 2016 Olympic Games - Canoe Sprint: preview facts
RIO DE JANEIRO - Hungary can extend its run of winning a gold medal in canoe sprint in each of the last seven Olympic Games when competition begins on Monday 15 August at Lagoa Stadium.
The last time Hungary failed to win gold medal was at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games when it did not participate.
The last time Hungary failed to win a gold medal in canoe sprint when it did participate was at the Montreal 1976 Olympic Games. Hungary won three silver and five bronze medals.
Germany has the second-longest active gold medal
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Douchev-Janic back in beloved kayak again after surgery
RIO DE JANEIRO - In a career that has now spanned five Olympic Games, Natasa DOUCHEV-JANIC (HUN) has made comebacks her speciality.
DOUCHEV-JANIC won two gold medals at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games and a gold and two silvers at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
She went on to take silver in the K2 500m and bronze in the K1 200m events in London, after giving birth to her daughter Milana in September 2011.
But now DOUCHEV-JANIC is making comeback No.2 following surgery for a back injury in January 2014. Rio 2016 is her fifth
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Recognising a true team effort
This is the last daily blog post in this series. It rightly recognises the incredible service of those who have invested the last few years of their lives to pull off the greatest canoe slalom show on earth. You should now all be incredibly proud.
We have a terrific world class venue. A first rate Olympic canoe slalom event was delivered on time with passion by all. The quality of competition was thrilling in each class. There have been hundreds of people behind the scenes at the venue on race days, in addition to the 2016 test event. Many worked full-time for...Read more
