As the Olympic Games near, we’re looking for your great Olympic canoeing moments. Coming up with a definitive list is always tricky – the fact that some feat or other occurred in recent history makes it more likely to stick…
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It’s all over for Germany’s canoe champ Fischer
Eight-time Olympic canoeing champion Birgit Fischer has abandoned plans for a comeback this year. The German canoeist, 50, was hoping to make it back to the team for London and had been back in training for some months. However, her…
Fischer’s Olympic prospects ‘slim’, Estanguet in
As reported here at the weekend, the chances of multiple Olympic champion canoeist Birgit Fischer making it to the start line in London are looking slim. This follows confirmation from her doctors that she has a previously undiagnosed heart condition.…
Fischer’s Olympic canoe plans in disarray
The comeback plans of eight-time Olympic champion canoeist Birgit Fischer appear in disarray this weekend after routine medical checks revealed a heart condition. The German paddler, who was aiming to compete in London this summer, said that a cardiac arrhythmia…
Olympic canoeists on the tube
The London Underground Map has been reordered as part of London’s Olympic celebrations with stations renamed after legendary Olympic superstars. Canoeists such as Birgit Fischer, Gert Fredriksson and Knut Holmann get stations to themselves. There doesn’t seem to be one for…
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