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The force behind women’s canoeing

We came across Pam Boteler’s website recently and some great photos which illustrate the growing depth in women’s canoeing (that’s canoeing as opposed to kayaking). Pam, incidentally, has just sent out this link to an article on women’s canoeing by

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Fox calls for canoeing gender equality

Just two months after losing the election for the vice-presidency of the International Canoe Federation, former top British slalom paddler Richard Fox has publicly called on the federation to up its game and work towards gender parity. In an article

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Aussie K4′s first post-Games outing: interview

The “awesome foursome” from London, the Australian men’s K4 1,000m crew, raced at the weekend Down Under. There’s a clip here plus a nice interview with the lads by Richard Fox. Good to see, for those struggling with the UK

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Aussie Youth Olympics: winner’s interview

Richard Fox, Performance Director for Australian Canoeing, interviews kayaker Bill Bain, winner of the K1 1,000m at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in an impressive 3.39 mins. Bain will be racing in the U23 category from next year after leaving

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Fox’s fears for canoeing’s Olympic status

Could canoeing’s “poor” record in ensuring gender equity see its demise as an Olympic sport? Richard Fox, the former ten-time world slalom champion who recently lost out in his bid for re-election as one of the International Canoe Federation’s vice-presidents,

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