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Stomach bug and best mate conspire to deny Borrows a place in C1 Final
There was heartbreak for Australia’s Ian Borrows, denied a place in the C1 Olympic canoe slalom final by his best friend on the paddling tour and pre-Games training partner.
Borrows, in his Olympic debut, finished in 11th place, one position and 0.09 seconds behind American Casey Eichfeld.
It was also revealed after the race that Borrows had been battling illness in the days leading up to the final, barely able to eat.
But post-race he wasn’t using his illness as an excuse, admitting he may well have taken 11th place if it had been offered to him...Read more
FOX (AUS) second as women's top two paddlers survive scare in heats
RIO DE JANEIRO - The top two women paddlers in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games canoe slalom competition both survived early scares to qualify for the K1 semifinals but there was heartbreak for promising local favourite Ana SATILA (BRA), who crashed out after two below-par runs at Whitewater Stadium on Monday.
The two biggest names struggled in the first round of the heats, with 2015 world champion Jessica FOX (AUS) clipping a pole in a sluggish run and London 2012 bronze medallist Maialen CHOURRAUT (ESP) missing gate 20 entirely. The Spaniard hit two gates on a nervous...Read more
Flash Quotes: Canoe Double (C2) Men: HOUNSLOW (GBR)
RIO DE JANEIRO - Comments from canoe slalom paddler Richard HOUNSLOW (GBR) after his first run in the heats of the men's C2 with partner David FLORENCE (GBR) at Whitewater Stadium on Monday.
Richard HOUNSLOW (GBR)
On their race:
"We had a very safe plan and we executed it very well. It was just about getting through to the next round. With only one boat going out (of 12 which started the heats) we didn't want to take risks. It was probably a bit slow but that should be enough for us to qualify for the...Read more
Canoe Double (C2) Men: preview facts
RIO DE JANEIRO - Luka BOZIC (SLO) and Saso TALJAT (SLO) hope to give Slovenia its first gold medal in canoe slalom by winning the canoe double (C2) men's event, which starts on Monday 8 August at Whitewater Stadium.
BOZIC and TALJAT became world champions in men's C2 in 2014 and finished second at the 2016 European championships.
Coming into the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Andraz VEHOVAR (SLO) is the only athlete representing Slovenia to claim an Olympic medal in canoe slalom as he took home silver in men's K1 at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic
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Kayak (K1) Women: preview facts
RIO DE JANEIRO - Jessica FOX (AUS) hopes to become the first athlete representing Australia to win a gold medal in canoe slalom. She will compete in the kayak (K1) women's event, which starts on Monday 8 August at Whitewater Stadium.
FOX won the world title in 2014 and took silver in this event at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
FOX could become the first non-European athlete to win gold in an individual canoe slalom event. Joe JACOBI (USA) and Scott STRAUSBAUGH (USA) are the only non-Europeans to have won a canoe slalom gold medal,
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For Jessica Fox, her moment has arrived
Four years of answering the same questions and visualising her big race is about to come to an end for Australia's canoe slalom medal prospect, Jess Fox .
Fox, winner of an unexpected silver medal in slalom canoeing at London 2012 at the tender age of just 18, will be hoping to go one better and secure a gold for Australia in Brazil.
The omens are good. Since London, Fox has matured as an athlete, winning world titles at senior and under 23 level, and stamping her authority firmly on a sport where the margins between first and second can be tiny....Read more
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