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2009 NEWS & EVENTS - "WOMEN ON THE LINE IN 2009!" Women's Canoe added as exhibition at the 2009 World Championships - C1/C2 500 & 200m. Details later, including information about Pre-Worlds Development Camps.

2008 NEWS & EVENTS

SPRINT (Olympic)

All include Women's Canoe

RESULTS - May 15-18 2008 Pan American Cham pionships (also the 2008 Continental Olympic Qualifier:) - the 6th Pan Ams to include women's sprint canoe - Exhibition only. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
May 24-25 Brazil National Canoe/Kayak Championships, Curitiba.
June 28 Canada Day Regatta - Rideau Canoe Club, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
July 5-6 Lake Placid International Regatta - Lake Placid, New York. C1, C2, & C4! - 500 and 1000s.
July 10-13 France National Championships - July 10-13. Women plan to race in canoe as they did in 2007. Uncertain if women's events included.
Aug 5-9 2008 U.S. National Sprint Canoe/Kayak Championships. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma . Open to international athletes.
Aug 27-31 2008 Canadian Sprint Canoe/Kayak Championships : Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

SLALOM (Olympic)

Inclusion of C1W (Womens Canoe) Class in pre-Worlds event in Seu, Spain - Summer '08 and 2009 & 2010 World Championships. More info later.
Inclusion of C1W at the 2008 Pan American Slalom Championships April 25-27, 2008 in Charlotte, North Carolina (USA). Entry List. (C1W at end). Event Schedule. (Demonstration events).

OTHER NON-OLYMPIC CANOE DISCIPLINES WORKING TOWARD EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN CANOESPORT

2008 U.S. National Team Trials - Marathon Canoe/Kayak June 14-15, Holyoke, Massachusettes. FIRST year Women's Canoe (high kneel and sit down allowed) added as an official event. Previously Women had to race in the Men's category.
2008 ACA (American Canoe Association) Whitewater Open Canoe Downriver National Championships. Race committee working to increase number of women's classes and participation.

2007 NEWS & EVENTS -

January 2007 Report on the ICF Congress - "Recognition" ACHIEVED for women's canoe across ICF paddling disciplines and inclusion of gender discrimination clause.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Announces 2010 Youth Olympics ! BUT - the International Canoe Federation (ICF) President made the decision to NOT include Women's Canoe - Sprint or Slalom. The ICF had a golden opportunity to spur Youth Development - Globally. They chose, instead, to issue an urgent call to National Federations to increase development of women's canoe at the Local and National levels. See letter to National Federations .
MAZDA Canoe/Kayak Knock '07 - Many of the world's best canoe/kayak paddlers gathered in Toronto on September 15, 2007 for the Mazda Canoe/Kayak Knockout. A very prestigious group of athletes competed in the Knockout, including Canada'a Olympic and World Champion, kayaker, Adam van Koeverden and multiple World and Olympic Champion, canoer, Andreas Dittmer. All 200m events AND Women's Canoe.
The 2007 U.S. National Championships were held in Augus 2007, at Green Lake, Seattle Washington .
RESULTS Canada Day Regatta (July 1) - Rideau Canoe Club , Ottawa, Canada.
RESULTS Lake Placid International Regatta (July 7-8)
RESULTS Brazil National Canoe/Kayak Chamionships - Women's Canoe - April 21-22, 2007, Rio de Janeiro.

Summary of January 2007 ICF Congress:

a) The motion for "recognition" for women in canoe (sprint, slalom, marathon and wildwater) - PASSED by the ICF Congress. The Congress voted in favor of adding (or "recognizing") women's canoe to all of the rule books, across all paddling disciplines. This "recognition" does not give women events, but it lays the foundation for being able to formally add women's events to World Cups, World Championships, and ultimately, in time the Olympics.

b) ICF Congress PASSED the motion to modify the non-discrimination clause in the formal statutes by adding the word "gender" to all sections where needed. It was added to ensure that there will be no discrimination (e.g., in regatta events) based on gender - an not just race or political status. In addition, a statement was added that they "support a fair representation and equal access to women in all paddling activities and in the management of sport."

c) ICF Congress passed the Working Program for the ICF, which includes the following item: "To take measures to strengthen the participation of women in our sport to ensure the fulfillment of the requirements of the Olympic Movement." This item originally read "Advance toward Gender Equity" in the original draft of the working program. While the new statement clearly has different implications than the original statement, the new wording contains the clause "to ensure the fulfillment of the requirements of the Olympic Movement" whis is to achieve gender equity. this clause is important and possibly stronger than "advancing", although it does not speak to women in canoe directly.

The fact that these motions and language changes were passed with an overwhelming margin is a GREAT success for women in canoe.

WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?

Canoe/Kayak is one of 3 remaining Olympic sports not in compliance with the IOC's edict (or "stong recommendation") on gender equity. In January 2005, ICF officials conveyed to all Federations their commitment to compliance with the recocommendation of the IOC, i.e.:

60/40 (male/female) gender equity for all Olympic sports fy 2012 (athletes and events) and 50/50 by 2016.

WHAT'S NEXT?

2008 Pan American Championships will be held in Montreal Canada May 17-18 and will be the 6th Pan Ams to offer women's canoe as exhibition events (with medal, but no part of team scoring).
2009 World Flatwater Canoe/Kayak Championships - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Women's Canoe. VERY Likely. PREPARE NOW!!
2010 Youth Olympics do not NOT include women's canoe. Continue to lobby the ICF to declare equal events for Women's Sprint and Slalom Canoe!

We will continue to work toward women's canoe being added to World Cup events in the future. Stay tuned.

Development now (of athletes and coaches) plants the seed for success in the future.

Would you like to make a tax-deductible donation to this or other WomenCan/USACK Gender equity initiaves? Please contact Pam Boteler at pamcanoe@hotmail.com or the USACK office at info@usack.org or 704-348-4330.