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OLYMPIC EVENTS FOR SPRINT CANOE/KAYAK
MEN'S CANOE
(since 1936)
 
WOMEN'S CANOE
No events
 
 
MEN'S KAYAK
(since 1924)
WOMEN'S KAYAK
(since 1948)
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OLYMPIC EVENTS FOR SLALOM

 
MEN'S CANOE
WOMEN'S CANOE
C1
No events
 
MEN'S KAYAK
WOMEN'S KAYAK
K1
K1
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International Canoe Federation Mission Statement:
 
 
Equal Strokes ?  
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Canoe/Kayak is one of 2 Summer Olympic sports that does not offer equal events for women as the men in all disciplines - sprint (flatwater) or slalom (whitewater). (Over)Time for change! See ICF letter to Federations.
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  MYTHS AND FACTS -- WOMEN IN FLATWATER CANOEING
 
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  The Olympic Charter:
“The practice of sport is a human right. Every individual must have the possibility of practicing sport, without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play.”
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See recent news from the ICF Congress
Women's Canoe continues to make progress!
 
 

WHAT IS THE LATEST?

2009 NEWS & EVENTS - World Championships - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (Canada) - Women's Canoe - On the Line in 2009!!  

WOMEN IN CANOE IN THE NEWS:  Gender inequality on the water. 
CANADA 
  • Olympic Gold Medalist and World Champion Adam van Koeverden speaks out in support of Women Ski Jumpers for the 2010 Winter Olympics and Women's Canoe. 
  • Canada's top female canoeists say they won't switch to kayak: "We're not going anywhere."  Read about gender inequality on the water.

USA  - Top Female Canoeist endorses new 'Mountain Challenge Girls' Program at Maryville College (Tennessee), discusses need for early development of women in canoe.
ARE THERE WOMEN RACING CANOES?

 
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  —Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
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