On a sunny, 74 degree day in Rio de Janeiro, four Olympic champions were crowned in canoe/kayak sprint. Two reigning, two new. The crowd cheered as Sebastian Brendel pumped both of his fists in the ...

In the first-ever iteration of the women's canoe single 200m sprint at the Olympics, Nevin Harrison of the United States made history. Harrison took home the first Olympic gold medal in the event with ...

Weather at the Kasai Slalom Center next to Tokyo Bay made conditions difficult at times for canoe/kayak competitors at the ...

Hungary has the most total canoeing medals in Olympics history with 86: 28 gold, 31 silver and 27 bronze. Germany (34) and the Soviet Union (29), however, have more gold medals. All canoeing events ...

Canoeists kneel in their boat and use a single-bladed paddle on one side at a time. Kayakers sit in their boat and use a double-bladed paddle. As an Olympic sport, “canoeing” includes both canoe and ...