Monthly Archives: August 2010

GB sprinters bag record World medal haul and relish Olympics.

Tim Brabants got the party started on Saturday with a silver medal in the 1000m K1 event with what looked like a carbon copy of his 2008 Olympic gold medal winning run. Max Hoff only got to him in the … Continue reading

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GB canoeing take record haul of World medals

If your’e in Poznan tonight., get down to the great British party thats happening right now at the Stary Miasto…. because that is where the you will find the GB team that’s just blown apart GB’s previous record for World … Continue reading

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GB Canoeing ….just hoping for more of this

  500 metre and 200 metre finals coming up, today, Sunday ……… More of this PLEASE……………………

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Brabants Bounce-back confirmed with World silver medal

 Timmy Timmy …. Timmy Timmy was the chant in the British fan club that’s  travelled to Poland for the World Championship finals this weekend. Tim Brabants is toast of Britain today taking a monumental silver medal in the World Championships MK1 … Continue reading

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Three more finals for Great Britain Canoe Sprint team

What a difference 24 hours  makes…. sunshine and pleasant tail wind replaced rain and white horses. The athletes were happy, the fans were happy.  It was an easier day on the water too in the 500m racing, the  Womens Olympic  distance. Great Britain … Continue reading

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GB has mixed World Championships success on Day 1.

The waiting is over………… the 38th Canoe Sprint World Championships are underway. A spectacular acrobatic show was the highlight of the opening ceremony as all of the athletes looked ready to get on with the real business of racing. The morning’s … Continue reading

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GB Men’s Olympic kayak squad just need time.

Patience is old fashioned, retro……… so last century… Its rarely found amongst supporters and pundits alike.  They want success…. they want it NOW. But patience is something that  GB’s Olympic Canoeing team supporters will need when thinking about the Senior World Championships and the Mens … Continue reading

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GB Olympic womens canoe squad go for medals – Take That!

Fact 1 : The GB senior womens Olympic canoe sprint kayak squad consists of eight athletes with an average age of 22.2.      So pray, what’s so special about this group of women?.  Fact 2: every one has achieved a top 5 … Continue reading

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GB Canoeing confirms World Championship Team

The ICF Sprint Canoeing World Championships are just around the corner.  It will for sure be a feast of  the best racing talent on the planet. GB Canoeing has confirmed that the team to compete at this regatta is as … Continue reading

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Mark Hoile – GB’s Olympic canoeing talent detective

 Deep mining for precious gems is a dangerous, resource intensive and skilled task. Meet Mark Hoile – his singular job is to find rare and precocious talent (particularly in womens kayak) and point it in the direction of GB Canoeing. It … Continue reading

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