Canoe Sprint History

Canoe is creating from the word Keenu significance bunker. The word canoes come beginning the word canoa which is said to in the beginning come from the inhabitant people in the Caribbean via. 

These bunker canoes fundamentally large tree swimming suit that were fashioned and empty are used by the Carobs to journey among the islands. The canoeing was originally of as a sport and hobby is frequently accredited to Scottish explorer John MacGregor. In 1858John MacGregor was initiated to canoes on a site trip in USA and the Canada.

 In that’s way come back to the United Kingdom and created his own canoes and use them on waterways in a variety of parts of Middle East, Europe and the Britain. He wrote a fashionable book about his occurrence. In 1866 Thousand Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe established the Royal Canoe Club. In 1874The first canoeing official contest the Paddling Challenge Cup was apprehended by the club. Canoeing relations from Sweden Austria, Denmark and Germany establish the International demonstration for Kanusport (IRK) in 1924 predecessor of the International Canoe Federation. In 1936 Canoeing be converted into an Olympic sport in Berlin. 

Canoeing initiated to get together the straightforward needs of carrying transversely and along shipping canal. Canoeing was the most important style of far space shipping at one time all the way through much of Polynesia, North America and the Amazon Basin in the midst of other positions. As methods of shipping canoes have commonly been substitute by power-driven boats, roads, airplanes and railroads with rising development even though they stay behind admired as spare time or sporting watercraft. Buy Olympic Canoe Sprint Tickets from Sport Ticket Exchange.

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Canoe Sprint Marathon

The lessons possibly will take account of hindrance such as rocks, portages and shallows. Marathons are long distance races on lakes, rivers and on the open sea. 

Under International Canoe Federation regulations the smallest amount of the distances for international races are 15 km for women and 20 km for men. The races may be on bad terms in more than a few parts or more than a few days. World Championship and World Cup races more often than not are about thirty five to forty kilo meter long. 

As there are no highest distances long-winded racing has its boundaries for instance Dipole Challenge 105 miles (170 km) non-stop from side to side the night in November  Lithuania Dip olio issukis the Cacique international de cantos in Quebec Canada is of  120 mile and 3 day long event have three stage Hawkesbury Canoe characteristic in New South Wales( Australia)  the longest canoe and kayak race, the Yukon 1000 miles witch is 1600 km long ,the River of the Yukon Quest  is 742 km from Whitehorse to Dawson on the Yukon River, Devizes to Westminster Marathon in England 125 miles (200 km) the Tour de Gudena in Denmark it is 120 km, Fish River Canoe Marathon is about 81 km.

The Au Sable River Canoe Marathon uncontrollably 120 miles, the Berg River Canoe Marathon 248 km, Dusi Canoe Marathon is 125 km long, Vaal River Marathon in South Africa, the formerly Red Cross Murray Marathon is the distance of the 404 km downward the Murray River in Australia and the Texas Water Safari (262 mi) the Missouri River uncontrollably 340 miles on the Yukon River from Whitehorse to the last road right of entry point on the river in Alaska.Olympic Canoe Sprint events are going to held Eton in Dorney Buckinghamshire United Kingdom on 6 August 2012. Buy Olympic Canoe Sprint Tickets on Sport Tickets Exchange.

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Canoe Sprint introduction

Canoe marathon and Canoe sprint is a competitive form of canoeing and kayaking on more or less level water. 

Both sports are administrating by the ICF (International Canoe Federation). Canoe sprint, which is referred to by the International Canoe Federation as kayak sprint / canoe is one of the two forms of the canoeing regulation that are characteristic in the Summer Olympics than the other being canoe slalom. Marathon racing is not events of the Olympic sport. The major events are the World Championships in non Olympic years.

 Canoe racing shared with map map-reading is called Canoe orienteering. Marathons are long distance races on the lakes, estuarial, rivers and open sea. The course may comprise obstacles such as rocks, portages and shallows. The minimum distances for international races are 15 km for women and 20 km for men by the International Canoe Federation rules. The races may be divided in more than a few parts o may be several days. World Championship and World Cup races normally are about 35 to 40 km long. The authorized boats accepted by the International Canoe Federation as International Boats are the following C1, C2 C4, K1, K2 and K4 where the number is a sign of the number of paddlers “C” for Canadian or canoe and “K” stand for kayak depending on position. 

Kayaks have steering controls, which is operated by the front most paddler with his feet in a kayak a paddler is sitting, while in a canoe he is kneeling on one knee. The International Canoe Federation rules for these boats define, the minimum weight, the maximum length, among others and the shape of the boats. For example, by International Canoe Federation rules, a K1 is at most 520 cm long and weighs at least 8 kg for marathons or 12 kg for sprints. In 2000, the International Canoe Federation withdrew width restrictions on all boats after the Olympic Games in Sydney, spurring a fury of modernization in boat propose. Buy Olympic Canoe Sprint Tickets on Sport Ticket Exchange.

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