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Rivals collide at SA Sprint Canoe Championships in expected showdown.
On day two of the Dusi Canoe Marathon, Andy Birkett and Christie Mackenzie showcased their prowess, solidifying their leads amidst fierce competition and challenges
In a dazzling celebration of sporting excellence, cricket sensation Nonkululeko Mlaba made history by claiming her second consecutive Sportswoman of the Year title, while canoeing champion Hamish Lovemore’s Olympic success earned him top honours at the prestigious KwaZulu-Natal Sport Awards.
Competing at the Paris Olympics was a dream come true for eManzimtoti kayaker Tiffany Koch even though she had appeared at the London 2012 Games. On the surface it’s only a matter of crossing the English Channel to get from London into France, But Koch overcame an ocean of difficulties and disappointments to land a spot for Paris 2024.
Uli Hart won his first SA Surfski Championship, while former world champion Michelle Burn picked up her sixth national title in the Euro Steel South African Surfski Championships in Durban.
Gayton McKenzie on Thursday said he would continue his campaign to find out which payments were made incorrectly from the list of Covid-19 beneficiaries.
Tom Lovemore won the 62km opening stage from Paarl to Zonquasdrift, but it was a lot more difficult than the Eastern Cape resident expected.
The new series, managed by the KZN Canoe Club, which organises the Dusi, will be called the John Oliver Dusi Series and is made up of five events, culminating in the 2024 Dusi Canoe Marathon on February 15-17.
Defending Champion Hank McGregor cruised home to win the final stage and wrap up his 13th Berg River Canoe Marathon title on Saturday.
Hank McGregor is just one stage away from claiming his 13th Berg River Marathon title, but the fight for second looks likely to go down to the final sprint on Saturday.
Couple became the first husband and wife to win the Breede River Canoe Marathon in the same year.
Cape Town – The 54th edition of the popular Breede River Canoe Marathon will take place between Robertson and Swellendam on the weekend of September 3-4, and is set to decide the Western Cape K2 River Championship honours for 2022.
Andy Birkett made his return to the international canoe marathon racing stage by winning gold at World Games in Birmingham, Alabama on Tuesday.
Organisers of the Fish River Canoe Marathon have confirmed the deaths of two participants on the first stage of the race on Friday.
The Cape Town-born and Michaelhouse old boy Jean van der Westhuyzen represented Team South Africa at the 2016 Rio Youth Olympics, won gold for Australian in the Canoe Sprint K2 1000 metres final in Tokyo.