Wednesday 27 February 2008

Then the thaw came ....

...and so we move onto Water Sports!

Canoeist Brabants wins World Gold.
British canoeist Tim Brabants just missed out on an historic double at the World Championships in Duisburg. The 30-year-old was hoping to become the first Briton to complete the K1 500m-1000m double since 1987. But after winning the 1000m on Saturday, the Surrey paddler was pipped by Canada's Adam Koeverden in the 500m.
Brabants, who will compete in both events at next year's Beijing Olympics, said Saturday's win marked "the best race of my life so far". In the Hungary round of the Flatwater World Cup, Tim paddled to K1 1000m bronze. It was his second third-place finish in this year's World Cup series. Tim won GB's first ever Olympic canoeing medal at the 2000 Sydney Games and was European champion in 2006.
The European Flatwater Championships take place from 28 June-1 July in Spain.

Triple success for GB canoeists

Britain's Jon Schofield won K1 kayak 500m sprint gold at the European Wild Water Championships in Bosnia.
The Lancashire 22-year-old, who posted the two fastest times of the event, said: "I have been working towards this moment since I started paddling."
First-year senior Jessica Oughton from Leicester won women's K1 sprint bronze, missing out on silver by 0.01 seconds.

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