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Since 2000. they have not missed a single Euro Champs, and each one they stood on the podium. Counting their medals from the Euro and World Champs is quite a task because they are the team with the most incredible winning continuity in the rafting sport. They come from the Czech Republic, the Euro Champs
The female rafting team “Adventure Net”, that will represent Bulgaria at the Euro Rafting Champs in the Czech Rep, is very well known to their competitors in the Balkan region. But this season, “Adventure Net”, have had a break through with fantastic results at the Euro Cup events at which they have taken first place
Netherlands – Forward Motion, R4 Youth – Men Team Forward Motion is a group of enthusiastic students with a love for outdoor activities and whitewater. In March 2012 it was decided to establish a rafting team. The reason they formed this team is to participate the National Championships rafting. The enthusiasm grew because of some workouts
Its just over a month away from the Youth World Rafting Champs being held in the Czech Republic on the Ceske Budejovice artificial course. This event runs from the 23 – 28 August and has 20 confirmed teams attending. Brasil Men, 2011 World Champs in R6 (6-man rafts), will be defending their title against Russia,
This year the IRF is holding its first ever Masters World Champs (23 – 28 Aug) in the Czech Rep on the Ceske Budejovice artificial course. This is a great opportunity for the paddlers who still love the competitions but have been knocked out by the young and up-and-coming rafting teams! Its also a chance to
Here is the medal distribution over the history of the IRF World Rafting Champs: Men: Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Czech Republic 11 8 5 24 Germany 3 10 6 19 Russia 7 5 6 18 Japan 4 7 4 15 Brazil 7 4 3 14 Slovenia 6 2 4 12 Slovakia 2 3 4
The most testing slalom ever seen in the IRF 2011 World Rafting Championships, with 14 extremely testing gates. Many say gate 3 is impossible… So we will see! Gates 8+9 are both upstream gates on opposite sides of the river to each other, and extremely difficult to do both, many teams choose one or the
The Netherland women’s team has won the first discipline of the 2011 World Rafting Championship, the Sprint. The course, set over a distance of about 450 metres, put all the teams to the test as the sprinted across this distance and through the rapids. They were followed by Great Britain, New Zealand, USA and Czech