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PUP starts World Champs action

DURBAN – The on-water action for the 2025 ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships kicks off on Sunday with the oldest surfski race in the world providing a curtain raiser for next week’s title-deciding action off the Durban coastline. The Pirates-Umhlanga-Pirates – or PUP as it is colloquially known in Durban – will take place […]

Best of frenemies battling for the SA title

CRADOCK (Eastern Cape) — Expect some “friendly rivalry” at this weekend’s Fish River Canoe Marathon with many of the leading crews battling against former partners as they aim for victory, and with that the associated 2025 SA K2 River Championship title. There are four crews who look most likely to be in contention for winning […]

Rising stars aiming for World Champs glory

DURBAN – The Euro Steel Team taking part in the ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships next week has a fascinating mix of South Africa’s young rising stars, backed up by some of the most experienced and biggest names in world paddling. The old superstars who will be on the starting line in Durban on […]

Ocean racing world champs prize money doubled

World Champs Website DURBAN – As the countdown continues to the ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships in Durban on October 17-19, there was good news for the top contenders this week with the announcement that the prize-money for the event has been doubled. Earlier this year the organising committee set aside R100 000 from […]

New chapter in SA v NZ sports battles

DURBAN – The women’s race at the ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships in Durban on October 17-19 looks like turning into an extension of South Africa’s long-standing sporting rivalry with New Zealand, with Kiwi Dani Richards facing off against a potent local contingent. Richards, the 2019 World Champion and record-breaking winner of the 2025 […]

Experience & youth get the medals

FULL RESULTS   GYOR (Hungary) — Team South Africa ended the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships in Gyor, Hungary, with two silver and two bronze medals shared by the experienced old hands as well as some exciting new talent. With South Africa’s new rising star, Hamish Lovemore, forced out of the competition due to illness, […]

Lovemore vs Pedersen developing into an epic rivalry

Borg vs McEnroe; Federer vs Nadal vs Djokovic; Frazier vs Ali; Manchester United vs Liverpool; India vs Australia; All Blacks vs Springboks; Senna vs Prost … all some of the great rivalries that have excited sports fans all over the world. Now canoeing has Lovemore vs Pedersen developing into a rivalry to match those great sporting battles.

Another silver for Lovemore’s collection

Hamish Lovemore added another silver medal to his impressive collection from major international canoeing competitions in 2025 when he finished second in the 5 000m event at the ICF Sprint World Championships in Milan, Italy, on Sunday afternoon.