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The race is about 1,000 miles down the Yukon River, making it the world's longest canoe race. [1] The route is remote, sparsely populated, and has long stretches without access. Past Dawson City , around 450 miles into the race, competitors are beyond helicopter range and rescues are estimated to take 24-72 hours.
ICF Stand Up Paddling World Championships is an International Canoe Federation competition in stand up paddling (SUP) in which athletes compete in technical and sprint races. [1] The event is held annually and was first contested in 2019. There is a rival world championships in SUP held by the International Surfing Association. [2]
Listed below are the canoe sprint world best times in Sprint canoe and Sprint kayak events. The ICF only acknowledge world best times set in finals of Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cups, Continental Championships and "other canoe sprint events with acceptable high technical level". [1]
Over these four distances, the ICF recognizes six boat classes, known as 'International Boats'. These are: K1, K2, K4, C1, C2, and C4, where the number indicates the size of the crew and “K” stands for kayak and “C” for canoe. [10] Thus "MK1 1000m" would stand for a male one-person kayak racing over 1000 meters.
Games Gold Silver Bronze 1948 London Gert Fredriksson (SWE) Lars Glassér (SWE) Poul Agger (DEN) 1950 Copenhagen Johan Kobberup (DEN) Lennart Klingström (SWE) Andreas Lind (DEN)
Sprint kayak is a type of canoe sprint held on calm water. The paddler is seated, facing forward, and uses a double-bladed paddle pulling the blade through the water on alternate sides to propel the boat forward. Kayak sprint has been in every summer Olympics since it debuted at the 1936 Summer Olympics. [1]
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In a kayak, the paddler is seated in the direction of travel, and uses a double-bladed paddle. In a canoe the paddler kneels on one knee with the other leg forward and foot flat on the floor inside the boat, and paddles a single-bladed paddle on one side only. [2] The World Championships were held every two years from 1988, becoming annual in 1998.