South African paddler Hamish Lovemore picked up in Milan where he had finished in Chengdu with another silver medal in a major event. Following two silvers at The World Games in China, he earned a silver at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Spain. The 2024 Paris Olympian had won his silvers in…

This year marks a new chapter in the life of rising Team SA canoeist Saskia Hockly. She has celebrated her 21st birthday and is looking to balance her sporting dreams, an honour’s degree, and the inevitable challenges adult life brings, writes MARK LEMKE.  The young star has completed her campaign at The World Games in Chengdu, China, with a ninth-place finish in the K1 long distance final and 17th…

The South African K1 River Championships takes place this weekend. Saturday and Sunday's Orange Descent canoe race was upgraded to the SA K1 River Championships for 2024 after the Fish River Marathon was cancelled due to foot and mouth disease earlier this year.  River marathon racing is comfortably the most popular form of canoeing…

The South African surfski team dominated the ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships at Madeira Island with five wins out of six major championship races. The South African women were dominant, with Kira Bester winning the U23 gold, and Michelle Burn finishing second to claim the senior title. Georgia Singe was the top junior in…

Junior Cameron Tripney opened Team South Africa's account at the ICF Stand Up Paddling world championships in the Polish city of Gdynia in spectacular fashion, winning gold in the junior boys sprint race on Thursday.

South Africa’s premier marathon paddler Hamish Lovemore added a sprint world championship bronze to his growing list of achievements in the Under-23 men’s 5000m final in Szeged on Sunday. Lovemore showed his strong form ahead of the upcoming ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships with his result this weekend at the Junior & Under-23 Sprint Championships. His goal…

Hank McGregor rewrote the record books by bagging a 12th Berg River Canoe Marathon title on Saturday, while Jenna Nisbet won her first Berg title in the women's race. McGregor started the final stage with more than 90 seconds in the bank over the gallant Uli Hart, added the final bridge prize at the Bokkom Bungalows…