{"id":5869,"date":"2024-05-02T20:56:47","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T02:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canoeracing.org.nz\/?page_id=5869"},"modified":"2024-07-03T23:25:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T05:25:24","slug":"paddletoparis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/paddletoparis\/","title":{"rendered":"Paddle to Paris &#8211; Olympics and Paralympics 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5869\" class=\"elementor elementor-5869\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa0467c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa0467c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5881\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/paddletoparis\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Paddle to Paris \u2013 Olympics and Paralympics 2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-353\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/performance\/selection\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Selection<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-356\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/performance\/athlete-pathway\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Athlete Pathway<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5935\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/olympicworldchampshistory\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Olympics &#038; World Championships History<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-355\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/performance\/drug-free-sport\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Drug Free Sport<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d06572\" data-id=\"1d06572\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fbe92f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fbe92f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Join us on the Paddle to Paris as we follow the journey of the NZ Canoe Racing team, poised with determination and skill as they paddle towards the ultimate goal: the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-63e0a67 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63e0a67\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-62698b5\" data-id=\"62698b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1722090 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1722090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">THE COUNTDOWN IS ON<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a7bda4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a7bda4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>From the bottom of the world in Aotearoa to the grand stage of international competition, witness the dedication, passion, and unwavering spirit that defines our nation&#8217;s paddlers as they strive for glory on the global stage.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af48dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1af48dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">Canoe Sprint at the Olympic Games<br><\/span>6-10 August<\/h2>\n<h2>Paracanoe at the Paralympic Games<br>6-8 September<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c38e6d elementor-countdown--label-block elementor-widget elementor-widget-countdown\" data-id=\"5c38e6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"countdown.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-countdown-wrapper\" data-date=\"1722994200\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-countdown-item\"><span class=\"elementor-countdown-digits elementor-countdown-days\"><\/span> <span class=\"elementor-countdown-label\">Days<\/span><\/div><div class=\"elementor-countdown-item\"><span class=\"elementor-countdown-digits elementor-countdown-hours\"><\/span> <span class=\"elementor-countdown-label\">Hours<\/span><\/div><div class=\"elementor-countdown-item\"><span class=\"elementor-countdown-digits elementor-countdown-minutes\"><\/span> <span class=\"elementor-countdown-label\">Minutes<\/span><\/div><div class=\"elementor-countdown-item\"><span class=\"elementor-countdown-digits elementor-countdown-seconds\"><\/span> <span class=\"elementor-countdown-label\">Seconds<\/span><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2cbfcf\" data-id=\"c2cbfcf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31ea163 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31ea163\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">CANOE RACING AT PARIS 2024<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5f4853 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5f4853\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/paddletoparis\/meet-the-team-paris-2024\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"430\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2016-Lisa-olympic-semi-2-e1716262532435.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5933\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70a3da2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70a3da2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Canoe sprint races take place on flatwater and feature sprints over various distances with one, two or four athletes per boat. Women\u2019s races are either over 200m or 500m, while men\u2019s races are either 500m or 1000m. Paracanoe events are 200m long, raced in either kayaks or va&#8217;a.<br \/><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf61294 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf61294\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-76bfef3\" data-id=\"76bfef3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95216b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95216b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">MEET THE TEAM<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b550107 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b550107\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/paddletoparis\/meet-the-team-paris-2024\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"430\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Womens-team-ferns-resized.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5930\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Womens-team-ferns-resized.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Womens-team-ferns-resized-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceceb20 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ceceb20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meet our NZ Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe team members who have been selected and will proudly represent Aotearoa at the\u00a0 Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. <\/span>\u00a0<\/h3><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/paddletoparis\/meet-the-team-paris-2024\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\">MEET THE TEAM HERE\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b57080e\" data-id=\"b57080e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-526ce6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"526ce6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">NZ OLYMPIC\/ PARALYMPIC HISTORY<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e25afb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e25afb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"430\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Dream-team-1984.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5929\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Dream-team-1984.png 430w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Dream-team-1984-300x201.png 300w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-435e2da elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"435e2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">New Zealand&#8217;s proud Canoe Sprint Olympic history began at Munich in 1972, and has since become one of the country&#8217;s best performing sports, with a total of 14 medals.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/crnz\/olympicworldchampshistory\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b><u>FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR HISTORY<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb3068b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bb3068b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bce893 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bce893\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">LATEST PADDLE TO PARIS NEWS<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6f2629 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6f2629\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-16400d8\" data-id=\"16400d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4d8a90 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4d8a90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: var(--e-global-typography-primary-font-family),Sans-serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: 25px; text-transform: uppercase;\">MARTLEW AND COWAN SELECTED FOR PARACANOE AT PARALYMPICS 2024<\/h2><div><h1 style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scott Martlew is no stranger to the journey towards the Paralympics. His selection for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games is a milestone which marks his third appearance at the Games, a testament to his dedication and resilience.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h1><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/martlew-and-cowan-selected-for-paracanoe-at-paralympics-2024\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h1><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9867a21\" data-id=\"9867a21\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64b9c8e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64b9c8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: var(--e-global-typography-primary-font-family),Sans-serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: 25px; text-transform: uppercase;\">MARTLEW AND COWAN SELECTED FOR PARACANOE AT PARALYMPICS 2024<\/h2><div><h1 style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three-time Paralympian Scott Martlew and Paralympic debutant Peter Cowan are the latest additions to the New Zealand Paralympic Team, with two athletes confirmed to compete in Para canoe events at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h1><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/martlew-and-cowan-selected-for-paracanoe-at-paralympics-2024\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h1><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f584d0\" data-id=\"9f584d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d903708 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d903708\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: var(--e-global-typography-primary-font-family),Sans-serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: 25px; text-transform: uppercase;\">BROWN AND IMRIE BACK FOR Paris, JOINED BY DEBUTANTS LEGARTH &amp; CLANCY<\/h2><div><h1 style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canoe Racing New Zealand and the New Zealand Olympic Committee has today proudly named the Men\u2019s Canoe Sprint team for the 2024 Paris Olympics, which sees the return of the K4 boat, as well as K2 and C2 boats.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h1><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/canoe-sprinters-brown-and-imrie-back-for-second-olympic-games-joined-by-debutants-legarth-clancy\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h1><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-82dd933 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82dd933\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-93b564b\" data-id=\"93b564b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb3fc5d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb3fc5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: var(--e-global-typography-primary-font-family),Sans-serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: 25px; text-transform: uppercase;\">Pushing for Progress- Peter Cowan&#8217;s Journey TO WOrld SIlver Medal<\/h2><div><h1 style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peter Cowan\u2019s va\u2019a silver medal at the ICF Paracanoe World Championships in Szeged was a remarkable milestone in his paddling career and moves him one step further in his aim to compete at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.<\/span><\/span><\/h1><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/pushing-for-progress-peter-cowans-journey-to-clinching-silver\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h1><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-55039fd\" data-id=\"55039fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-823112e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"823112e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AIMEE FISHER SETS NEW K1 500M WORLD BEST TIME IN THRILLING WORLD CUP SPECTACLE<\/span><\/h2><p>New Zealand kayakers on the top two steps of the podium rounded off the ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Szeged on Sunday night NZT, after a truly phenomenal race saw both Aimee Fisher and Dame Lisa Carrington go under the world best time in the Womens K1 500m final and win World Cup medals.\u00a0<\/p><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/aimee-fisher-sets-new-k1-500m-world-best-time-in-thrilling-world-cup-spectacle\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-98e2bc6\" data-id=\"98e2bc6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fce9ad0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fce9ad0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: var(--e-global-typography-primary-font-family),Sans-serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: 25px; text-transform: uppercase;\">NZ PARACANOE TEAM CHASE FINAL PARALYMPIC SPOTS<\/h2><div><p>This weekend\u2019s ICF Paracanoe World Championships in Hungary marks an important milestone for the NZ Paracanoe team in their Paddle to Paris journey. The event is the final opportunity to qualify for the 2024 Paralympic Games\u00a0 and\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Corbin Hart and Peter Cowan are hoping their results will allow them to join two-time Paralympian Scott Martlew in Paris.<\/span><\/p><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/paddle-to-paris-nz-para-canoe-team-chase-final-olympic-spots\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a6a7fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a6a7fd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e78574\" data-id=\"0e78574\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69a4681 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69a4681\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: var(--e-global-typography-primary-font-family),Sans-serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: 25px; text-transform: uppercase;\">NZ NAMES LARGEST EVER WOMEN\u2019S CANOE SPRINT\u00a0TEAM FOR OLYMPIC GAMES<\/h2><div><p style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Canoe Racing New Zealand and the New Zealand Olympic Committee has proudly named it\u2019s largest ever women\u2019s canoe sprint team for the 2024 Olympic Games, with six athletes set to wear the fern and paddle for New Zealand in Paris in August.<strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/new-zealand-names-largest-ever-womens-canoe-sprint-team-for-olympic-games\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad64309\" data-id=\"ad64309\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5b5c03 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5b5c03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: 25px; text-transform: uppercase;\">SIX QUALIFICATION QUOTAS BOOST NZ\u2019S PADDLE TO PARIS<\/h1><div><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">A golden 90minutes in Penrith gave Canoe Racing New Zealand a massive boost on its paddle to Paris, with 3 crews provisionally qualifying 6 more quota spots for the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games. This sets the stage for potentially a 10-strong New Zealand Canoe Racing Olympic team, the largest squad ever sent.<\/span><\/p><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/six-qualification-quotas-boost-nzs-paddle-to-paris\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-78ab50c\" data-id=\"78ab50c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de8566 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2de8566\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u201cOUR GOAL HASN\u2019T BEEN DENIED, IT\u2019S JUST BEEN DELAYED\u201d<\/span><\/h2><p>The kiwi kayaking community watched in hope as the New Zealand Men\u2019s K4 took to the water at the World Championships in August as they sought to qualify a men\u2019s K4 for the Olympics for the first time since 1992. Unfortunately, it wasn\u2019t to be, with an unlucky draw meaning the men missed out on making the A final despite having the seventh fastest semi-final time.<\/p><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/paddle-to-paris-mens-squad-update\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f70225b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f70225b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-213c89d\" data-id=\"213c89d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85ea181 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85ea181\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">THE FIFTH PADDLER \u2013 THE K4\u2019S SECRET TO SUCCESS<\/span><\/h2><p>History shows that winning a K4 world championship has been an elusive beast for New Zealand Canoe Racing teams. That is, until this past August at the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint &amp; Paracanoe World Championships when Lisa Carrington, Alicia Hoskin, Olivia Brett and Tara Vaughan made history by becoming the first New Zealand K4 team to win a world title.\u00a0<\/p><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/the-fifth-paddler\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d25549\" data-id=\"5d25549\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e83ffd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e83ffd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LOOKING AHEAD AFTER THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS<\/span><\/h2><p>Before leaving for Europe, Canoe Racing NZ General Manager of Performance, Nathan Luce admitted it was a stressful time for the team, with no boats confirmed for the upcoming Olympics or Paralympics. Four weeks on from the 2023 World Championships, where the New Zealand team won three gold medals and qualified an impressive five Olympic and Paralympic quotas, Luce is feeling slightly more at ease.\u00a0<\/p><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/paddle-to-paris-looking-ahead-after-the-world-championships\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-209d46e\" data-id=\"209d46e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80935d7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80935d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KIWI PADDLERS SIGHTS SET ON MAKING HISTORY IN PARIS 2024<\/span><\/h2><p>In exactly one year\u2019s time at the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics, New Zealand kayakers will be setting their sights on adding to the nation\u2019s rich history of success in Olympic Canoe Sprint.<br \/>With Olympic &amp; Paralympic qualifications on the horizon the New Zealand Kayaking team are on a mission to achieve something that has never been done before.<\/p><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/paddle-to-paris-kiwi-paddlers-sights-set-on-making-history-at-paris-2024\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>READ THE FULL ARTICLE 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