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Latest News articles on canoeing at the Olympics
Canoeing-Alpine stream comes to summer Olympics
Replicating the force and fury of an icy mountain stream on the artificial white water course prepared for the London Olympic slalom canoeing competition requires 13,000 litres of water a second.
Alpine stream comes to summer Olympics
LONDON (Reuters) - Replicating the force and fury of an icy mountain stream on the artificial white water course prepared for the London Olympic slalom canoeing competition requires 13,000 liters of water a second. Enough, according to calculations at the Lee Valley White Water centre, to fill 75 bath tubs a second or flood an Olympic sized pool in little over three minutes. "We are trying to ...
Olympics-Not about medals for cash-splashing Sweden
Sweden's sports and culture minister has told Reuters the government does not expect a gold rush of Olympic medals despite investing almost 200 million euros ($264 million) in sport.
London 2012 - Alpine stream comes to summer Olympics
Replicating the force and fury of an icy mountain stream for the London Olympics will require 13,000 litres of water a second.
Clint driven by kayaking love, not feud
Kayak great Clint Robinson is keen to put the unsavoury controversy of the Beijing Games well behind him as he bids for his sixth Olympics.
Olympic legends in fence-off to launch David Lloyd Leisure’s charity Team Family Gold Challenge
Fatima Whitbread and Steve Backley throw weight behind Olympic sports initiativeLondon (PRWEB UK) 6 February 2012 Olympic greats Fatima Whitbread MBE and Steve Backley OBE swapped their javelins for fencing sabres to launch David Lloyd Leisure’s Team Family Gold Challenge. ...
200 days to 2012 Olympics
Monday, January 9 marks exactly 200 days to go before the world’s biggest multi-code sporting spectacle, the 2012 Olympic Games.
Lake Wendouree canoe event lures Olympic legend
FIVE-time Olympian Clint Robinson is expected to use a national canoeing event on Lake Wendouree as a springboard to his sixth-consecutive games.
On your marks - take up an Olympic sport in Norwich
2012 will be a momentous year for British sport as we welcome the world’s best athletes to the Olympics. If you’re already feeling inspired to try your hand, SIMON PARKIN has a guide to where to start — from archery to wrestling.
Tame takes Canoe Sprint Grand Prix on Lake Wendouree
LACHLAN Tame took a step closer to paddling for Australia in the Olympics by taking out the open men’s 200m event at yesterday’s Canoe Sprint Grand Prix at Lake Wendouree.