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Although today's canoe race is essentially a social, sporting and commercial event, it still remains associated with the naga, the protective river spirits of Vientiane, which, according to Lao beliefs, carry away the rice paddies and return them back to the water.
Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today but is often used as a hypernym for both canoe marathon and canoe sprint.
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The race attracts between 1600 and 2000 paddlers each year, making it the biggest canoeing event on the African continent. [2] It is organised by the Natal Canoe Club. The clubhouse is located on the banks of the Msunduzi River , at the exact start point of the race.
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In Google's latest assault on your wrist (in honor of the 2012 Olympic Games, of course), your mission is to ensure that a slalom canoe rider makes it to the finish line as quickly and safely as ...
FILE - Simona Halep, of Romania, returns a shot to Daria Snigur, of Ukraine, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Aug. 29, 2022, in New York.