PARA CANOE NEWS
Markus Mendy Swoboda claims fifth successive title
With Rio 2016 just two years away, Austria’s Markus Mendy Swoboda won his fifth successive para-canoe crown at the World Championships.
August: What to watch
This month is packed full of sport with a number of world and regional championships taking place. What will you be watching this month?
July: The month in sport reviewed
Take a look back at what happened in global para-sport during July, a month that featured three World Championships, one European Championships, a World Cup and the Commonwealth Games.
Kierey delights home crowd at canoe Europeans
Keirey takes gold for Germany, as Great Britain claim seven gold medals at the 2014 ECA Canoe Sprint European Championships in Brandenburg, Germany.
2014 European para-canoe Championships to break records.
A record number of athletes are competing from over 20 European countries at the 2014 European para-canoe Championships in Brandenburg, Germany.
Update on Rio 2016 medals programme for para-triathlon and para-canoe
The International Triathlon Union (ITU), in conjunction with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), has announced three of the six medal events that will be contested in para-triathlon’s debut at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Austria, Hungary, Russia rack up para-canoe World Cup titles
Find out which athletes are on top form heading into the summer’s World Championships.
Para-canoe stars hope to change perceptions at Rio 2016
World champions Fernando Fernandes and Marta Ferreira are inspired by the chance to race at an iconic city venue in front of their home fans.
Brazil showcase new Rio 2016 sport at Para-Canoe Cup
Fernando Fernandes and Debora Benivides were the biggest starts of the event in Sao Paulo.
No. 42: Austria’s Mendy Swoboda repeats world title
The 23-year-old amputee has declared himself one of the canoeist’s to beat on the road to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Germany and Brazil see top of podium in Duisburg
Tom Kierey won a title for the host nation and Fernando Fernandes won his third world title at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.
Austria’s Swoboda repeats as para-canoe world champion
Find out how Austria, Brazil and Canada made their way to the top of the podium at the ICF Para-Canoe World Championships.
Brits win six medals to open Para-Canoe Worlds
Jeannette Chippington picked up three medals for Great Britain in Duisburg, Germany.
August: Six World Championships to watch
With six World and four regional Championships, and major winter sport events, August will be a busy month for para-sport.
Swapping goggles for a paddle
Australian Paralympic swimmer has switched her focus to canoe for the Rio 2016 Games.
No. 46: Jack-of-all-trades Fernandes
The No. 46 moment in Paralympic sport of 2012 is when Brazilian Fernando Fernandes won his third para-canoe world crown.
Para-Canoe Worlds Begin in Poznan
The fourth edition of the Para-Canoe World Championships will take place this week in a sport that has been added to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games programme.