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Olympic Canoe Slalom Training Cancelled
All Olympic canoe/kayak slalom training sessions at Whitewater Stadium have been cancelled on Thursday afternoon due to "technical issues on the course," organizers announced.
"It was an issue with the pumps on the course," Miguel Gomes, media officer at Whitewater Stadium, said to NBC Olympics. "It should be fixed today."
Gomes was unsure if the fix would take 15 minutes or a couple of hours – but expects slalom training to resume on Friday.
Gomes does not expect competition schedules to be affected.
Rio 2016 Organizing Committee later released...Read more
Flash Quotes: OLIVEIRA (BRA), CORREA (BRA)
RIO DE JANEIRO - Comments from men's C2 paddlers Anderson OLIVEIRA (BRA) and Charles CORREA (BRA) after training at the Whitewater Stadium in Deodoro X-Park on Thursday.
Anderson OLIVEIRA (BRA)
On representing Brazil in his home Olympic Games:
"It is almost unexplainable. It is a very unique feeling to be able to represent my own country in my first Olympics here in Rio de Janeiro.
"I am really excited about the legacy that this event can bring to the community, not only with the course but the fact there is going to be...Read more
Olympic Canoe Slalom Training Cancelled
All Olympic canoe slalom training sessions at Whitewater Stadium have been cancelled on Thursday afternoon due to "technical issues on the course," organisers announced.
"It was an issue with the pumps on the course," said Miguel Gomes, media officer at Whitewater Stadium.
"It should be fixed today."
Gomes was unsure if the fix would take 15 minutes or a couple of hours – but expects slalom training to resume on Friday.
Gomes does not expect competition schedules to be affected.
Rio 2016 Organising Committee later...Read more
Flash Quotes: Bryden NICHOLAS (COK), Ella NICHOLAS (COK)
RIO DE JANEIRO - Comments from K1 paddlers Bryden NICHOLAS (COK) and Ella NICHOLAS (COK) after training at the Whitewater Stadium in Deodoro X-Park on Wednesday.
Bryden NICHOLAS (COK)
On representing his home country:
"We are very proud of our country. It's a beautiful country. You could ask any Cook Islander where's the best place on earth and they will all say the Cook Islands.
"For the Cook Island people back home, I think it means a lot to have us representing them."
On their profession:
"We are...Read more
Flash Quotes: Canoe Single (C1) Men: BENUS (SVK)
RIO DE JANEIRO - Comments from top-ranked Men's C1 paddler Matej BENUS (SVK) after training at the Whitewater Stadium in Deodoro X-Park on Wednesday.
Matej BENUS (SVK)
On the absence of two other high-ranked Slovakian C1 paddlers from the Rio 2016 Olympic Games:
"The journey has been hard because we have a lot of good C1s in our country.
"It is has been difficult to fight against Michal MARTIKAN (SVK) but there is not only Michal, there is another top C1 paddler Alexander SLAFKOVSKY (SVK) in our selection. There were three...Read more
Canoe slalom by the numbers
RIO DE JANEIRO - By the numbers for the canoe slalom competition which begins on Sunday 7 August at the Whitewater Stadium.
1972 - Canoe slalom was first part of the Olympic programme at the Munich 1972 Olympic Games. Athletes from former Democratic Republic of Germany (East Germany) won all four gold medals. Canoe slalom was dropped from the programme for 20 years, returning in 1992.
36 - Elena KALISKA (SVK) is the oldest athlete to have won a gold medal in Olympic canoe slalom (as a 36-year-old). She did so in the women's K1 at the...Read more
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