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Bali must be wondering about the sudden influx of fit looking athletes, some with funny tans, many wearing T-shirts proclaiming WRC 2015 Indonesia!

As we all come down off the high of another WRC we can look back at a great event held on the Citarik River. For many it started with . . . → continue reading . . . Wrapping up WRC 2015
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The Downriver was a gruelling 14kms of rapids and rocks. They decided on sailing starts, meaning the rafts were free to move around above the finish line until the gun went. This did result in a few false starts and penalties, but none of these made a difference in the end.

The first team . . . → continue reading . . . Downriver claimed by Czechs and New Zealand
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All the teams say they love Slalom. It is the most challenging of the disciplines, demanding team work, water reading skilsl as well as stamina and endurance. Getting one’s six paddlers working well together gives them enormous satisfaction, even if they don’t win medals.

The course was excellent with great challenges – the most . . . → continue reading . . . New Zealand scoop up Slalom medals in all categories
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Sukabumi, December 4th, 2015 –After concluding the Sprint races on the second day of the WRC 2015 (December 2nd), today followed the Head to Head (H2H) of the Open and Master

Division.  H2H consist of two boats racing each other to compete for the best time in reaching the finish line. Starting from Nusa and . . . → continue reading . . . A few upsets in the Head to Head
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The final day for the Youth teams was the Downriver, a hard, long paddle needing stamina and careful reading of the river to prevent getting slowed down or even stuck on rocks. Home advantage is definitely a plus here and the Indonesian teams proved themselves up to the task.

First category home were the . . . → continue reading . . . Youth World Rafting Champs wrap up with Downriver
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An early rise for all as the organisers hope to be finished before the afternoon rains fall and affect the river levels, giving an advantage to the teams starting later. The teams get a chance to inspect the course from the banks before they head upstream to get into their rafts. The advantage of being . . . → continue reading . . . Start of races for Open and Masters
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TEAM PROFILE

The New Zealand Master Men’s Rafting Team were the world champions in 2013 when the competition was held in New Zealand.

Although none of the team have been to Indonesia before, they’re a strong and solid team who make no apologies about aiming for top place again.

The team have been together . . . → continue reading . . . New Zealand Master’s Men’s Rafting Team
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The first day of racing for the U19 and U23 rafting teams saw Indonesia winning medals in every category, a very impressive achievement.

The first discipline, Sprint, which is a hard race for the teams against the clock, brought in Gold medals for Brazil in the U23 Men’s and Women’s category. Indonesia took . . . → continue reading . . . Indonesia comes shining through on day one
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The International Rafting Federation’s 2015 World Rafting Champs, Indonesia, were officially opened by Pelabuhan Ratu Indonesia Marine Commander, Major Jenderal (Mar) Buyung Lalana, in the city of Pelabuhan Ratu, Sukabumi District, West Java, Monday morning. Around 592 rafters and officials marched into the city courtyard.

Parading with dancers

The ceremony, which lasted about . . . → continue reading . . . 2015 World Rafting Champs opens!
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Laura Delgado, Gabriela Rodríguez, Melida Barbee, Johana Arguello, Marianela Castro and Carol Vargas (captain) with Coach: Alexander Segura, represent Costa Rica this year at the WRC R6 in the Women’s Open category. They will, with the other 15 teams, fight for a title in the Sprint, H2H, Slalom, Downriver and Overall placement.

The best . . . → continue reading . . . Costa Rica Open Women are in Indonesia
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The colours of Russia, in the U19 division, will be defended by: Vladimir Kozich – team captain , Dmitry Zubov, Eugene Morotsky, Kirill Belkin, Pavel Melnikov, Alexander Melnikov and Alexey Ershov, guided by coach – Alexei Shirokov.

The “Tomsk Odyssey” team has achieved excellent results in the European and World Championships in recent years:

The IRF has the great honour to present to you  Milan Lovrenčič.

Milan’s first World Rafting Championship was the Camel White Water Challenge in 1997 on the Zambezi, where he was the reserve team member for the Bober (Beaver) team, Slovenia, who have been 6 times World Rafting Champions, a record that will probably never . . . → continue reading . . . Milan Lovrenčič, probably the most well known face in the IRF!
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21 teams this year will take part in Open Men’s division at the WRC R6 Indonesia, and we are glad that among them is again the Danish Men’s National team.

Three years have gone by since our interview with them about the  Copenhagen artificial course and their participation in the ERC in Czech Rep in 2012. . . . → continue reading . . . Meet the 2015 Danish Open Men’s crew
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After WRC R6 Costa Rica and New Zealand, the French Open Men’s next WRC participation will be at the R6 WRC in Indonesia. It will be great to hang out with them again at the WRC competition, and certainly interesting, because among their team members is one lady.

Kevin Mouillade introduces us to . . . → continue reading . . . French Open Men’s Rafting Team coming to WRC R6 2015
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There are a number of places and ways you can follow what is happening at the World Rafting Champs 2015 in Sukabumi, Indonesia, which are running from the 29 Nov to 8 Dec:

*** Use #irfwrc if you are posting to your Facebook page or Twitter – that way we can all enjoy . . . → continue reading . . . How to follow the 2015 World Rafting Champs
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Overall World Champions in Costa Rica in 2011, overall European Champions in 2012, runner up World Champions in New Zealand in 2013 and at R4 WRC in Brasil 2014 – Katerina Vacikova, Michaela Kratochvilova, Zuzana Valtrova, Lenka Lagnerova Vandasova, Hana Kankovska, Pavla Prochazkova make up this Open Women’s team that will be paddling . . . → continue reading . . . Born with a paddle
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Bella Italia, belle ragazze – Caroline Goodall, Marianna Tedeschi, Alessandra Massimino, Clara Ganora, Jasmine Zurlini Frugis, Elena Bragastini and Francesca Leonardi  are coming to Indonesia for the World Rafting Championship to cross their paddles with the 15 other women’s teams. They will represent Italy in the Open division.

We are used to seeing a . . . → continue reading . . . Italy Open Women 2015 – the cream of the crop
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