In a week's time, the first Czech Cup race will start in white water rafting. Fights for the national team jersey in three age categories will also break out with him. For many competitors, the Senior World Championships is the highlight of the season, which will take place in Treignac, France. The juniors and U23 representatives will have the European Championship, which will take place in Bosnia and Hercagovina.
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Po dvou letech plných restrikcí, omezenému kontaktu a rušení plánovaných jarních závodů se vše vrací do normálu. Termínová listina pro rok 2022 byla schválená a v brzké době opět vypuknou boje na domácím poli.
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This year, the rules that previously defined the wildwater boat with two basic parameters have changed. With the introduction of the new rule, one of the parameters that previously bore the typical features of a wildwater boat was canceled. The new restriction only monitors the maximum length, not the width. In previous years, the minimum width was set at 60 cm (K1), 70 cm (C1), 80 cm (C2).
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How do kayakers prepare during the winter months, when there are no races and the conditions for training on the water are not always completely optimal? One would say that there is a kind of dead time in the year-round preparation. However, reality is the opposite of this assumption.
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The Krumlovský vodácký maraton took place in the second weekend of October. This year, the marathon celebrated its adulthood for the second time. Last year, due to a pandemic, this spectacular event was canceled and the eighteenth year could take place very intently. This year we remained stronger and the largest boating marathon in Europe could take place again.
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The Bratislava course tested the world's most successful competitors. After two years, the world championships of two water disciplines (slalom and wildwater sprint) took place again. The busy program of the championship started the team race. The next day, sprinters entered the qualifying fights. Saturday's final decided the new champions.
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Light. Stability. Manageability. Strength. Ecology. In a word, Greta.
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Adam Satke, Martina Satková and Gabriela Satková. Who wouldn't know them? Three resounding names that almost every racer knows. Although they grew up together in Brno, their paths parted ways. Although everyone trains in a different city, they are still united by a passion for canoeing, discipline and determination. At the moment, all three have met at the championship in Bratislava, where they will represent the Czech colors.
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The Czech Republic Sprint Championship closed the Czech Cup in wild water. In the first weekend of September (04. – 05.09) several decisive races took place. On Saturday, there was a fight for championship titles in the team race, Sunday belonged to individual fights. Sunday's race decided on the new champions of the republic, on the overall ranking of the Czech Cup and also on the nomination for the upcoming world championship, which will take place at the end of September in Bratislava. The race also included the European Cup, which was attended by a total of seven countries
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Nové mistry České republiky v dlouhém sjezdu proškolila divoká řeka Vltava. Pod lipenskou přehradou, která se pouští jen jednou ročně, proběhl sedmý Český Pohár a zároveň mistrovský šampionát ve sjezdu na divoké vodě. Novopečeným mistrem na singlkanoi se stal Ondřej Rolenc. Mezi kajakářkami zazářila Zuzana Dziadková. Po třetí v řadě obhájil dres šampiona Adam Satke. Mezi ženami, tentokrát na singlkanoi dominovala Marie Němcová a pro čtvrté vítězství v této disciplíně si dojela posádka Daniela Suchánka a Ondřeje Rolence na deblkanoi.
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The European wildwater Championships kicked off on Wednesday 25 August. Competitors from the juniors and U23 took part in the start of the championship. A total of seventeen European countries are taking part in the race. The majority countries in this sport, such as the Czech Republic, France, Germany and Italy, are among the absolute world leaders. The Czech team has a total of thirty-four representatives.
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The team sprint closed the European Championship in Saber, Spain. The second half of the championship took place on the spritn channel. On Friday (13.08) were the first and second qualifying races in all categories. The next day (14.08) the finals took place in the morning and at the end the team race took place.
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The European wildwater championships take place in Saber, Spain (11-14.08). After a two-year absence of the international championship, there are again races for the titles of European champions. The Esla River examines top competitors from fifteen European countries.
"The course of the long race measures six kilometers and ends with a part where the sprint will take place. Although the river doesnot hide any difficult passages, I cannot say that it is a descent on flat water. The long distance course is really long. Only the kayakers were able to get under eighteen minutes. Course for the sprint is great. It is not technically demanding, but it offers a lot of options. It is interesting to observe different competitors and differently chosen tracks," comments the youngest member of the Czech kayak trio, Vojtěch Matějíček.
The four-day program of the European wildwater championships was opened by long distance race on Wednesday. On Thursday, the race was again on the long distance, this time in a team race.
The Italian competitor Mathilde Rosa became the new European champion. The kayaker, who prefers the SICARIO LIGHT, won on the long course by an incredible thirteen seconds. “The river is beautiful. It flows through nature between the mountains and the water is really really icy. There are no huge waves, but racing here is challenging. I am satisfied with my result. Seeing the competition after such a long time kicked me to give a good result," says Mathilde Rosa.
The second place was taken by the Frenchwoman Lisa Vinet. (SICARIO LIGHT) and the bronze medal was won by the German Sophia Schmidt. "It was a long and difficult race, but it is good for me. It is my first medal from the European Championships in long distance, so I am extremely satisfied," comments Lise Vinet.
Maxence Barouh became the sovereign winner in kayakers. He dreamed of this title for so long and fought for it until his diligence returned to him. The kayaker from France confirmed his role as the favorite and finished for his greatest success in life.
"It's still unbelievable to me that I became the European champion in a long race. Physically, it was very hard and I really put everything into the race. The result only confirms the difficult preparations I made before the championship," comments the current European champion Maxence Barouh. Until a few weeks before the race, he did not know which boat he would choose for this race. The choice of the WAKATWO model brought him a new life experience “I am happy that I decided to make this change. A month ago, I changed my Sicario for a Wakatwo. I think Wakatwo is built for a type of river like this. You don't have to kicking the waves and you can focus only on your ride. And that's exactly what I did today," adds Maxence.
German racer Finn Harstein finished for the title of European vice-champion. The French colors swept across the stage once more. This time thanks to Paul Jean, who won bronze.
The dominance among C1-womens was confirmed by the Italian Cecilia Panato. (HAWK) For the first time in her life, she won the title of European Champion in the senior category. Czech competitor Marie Němcová finished second and Frenchwoman Helene Raguenes took third place. (LIMAX)
"I am the only single competitor here from the Italian team. I really wanted to put everything into the long descent, and I succeeded. I will race in two disciplines on the sprint course. First on a K1 and then on C1. I hope that the well-started championship will continue in this successful way," comments Cecilia Panato.
Women from France won the team race. The men on C1 were dominated by a team from Germany. The role of favorites among kayakers was not confirmed by the French competitors, who were not enough for the winning German team. C2 men's category closed the long-distance races. Six competitors from France won the title in this category.
The program of the European Championship continues tomorrow's sprint qualifiers.