Planet Canoe

<p>Canoeing is a truly international sport and activity. Anywhere in the world where there is water, there is usually a canoe nearby.</p> <p>The International Canoe Federation is the world governing body for a dozen different types of canoeing, from the Olympic and Paralympic sports of slalom, sprint and paracanoe, team events like canoe polo and dragon boat, to the types of activity you will find on lakes, rivers and oceans around the world, including SUP, freestyle, wildwater, marathon and ocean racing.</p> <p>We want to introduce you to some of the biggest names in our sports and let them tell you their story.</p> <p>Discover the adventurous world of paddling through insights and advice from the world's best canoe, kayak, and stand-up paddling athletes and coaches.</p> <p>We hope to inspire you to get active and on the water, while improving your technique too.</p>

A moment with Richard Fox

Richard Fox is the new chair of the ICF’s slalom committee. He shares his views on where the discipline’s at, and where it goes from here.

11-15
14:20

A moment with Marian Sarbu

Belgium’s Marian Sarbu won a closely fought contest to become the new chair of the ICF’s Ocean Racing Committee. He shared some of his thoughts for the future with us.

11-09
06:32

Australian Paralympian Dylan Littlehales

Australia’s Dylan Littlehales heads to the Paris 2024 Paralympics in the best form of his life.

09-05
15:00

French paracanoe athlete Nelia Barbosa

Nelia Barbosa talks about the thrill and expectation of competing at a Paralympics in front of a home crowd.

09-04
10:10

David Phillipson

A chat with Team GB paracanoe athlete David Phillipson ahead of the Paris Paralympics. Dave was one of the last athletes to earn his quota for Paris.

08-30
13:45

Inside Paris: Jean Michel Prono

Jean Michel Prono - the man who has been running canoe slalom for 20 years - says this will be his last Games in charge. And he’s leaving on a high, with the introduction of kayak cross at the Olympics considered a tremendous success.

08-06
14:09

Inside Paris: Yves Bourhis

Yves Bourhis might have been making his Olympic debut for Senegal, but he had the entire French crowd behind him at Paris 2024.

08-04
08:32

Inside Paris: Gabriela Satkova and Marta Bertoncelli

The Olympic experience: Czechia’s Gabriela Satkova and Italy’s Marta Bertoncelli talk about their Olympic experience in Paris.

08-02
11:29

Olympic champion Ricarda Funk

A tale of two Olympics. In this emotional but uplifting episode Tokyo Olympic champion Ricarda Funk talks candidly about her emotions after missing a medal in Paris.

08-01
12:32

Canoe slalom Olympic chief judge Sue Natoli

Sue Natoli is chief judge at the canoe slalom competition at the Paris Olympics. It’s her seventh Games, and she’s seen a lot of changes.

07-31
09:17

Olympic course designers

So what’s the secret to designing an Olympic canoe slalom course? We chat with Irati Goikoetxea and Sebastian Schubert, who designed the Paris Olympic 2024 course.

07-30
13:50

Inside Paris - Adam Burgess

A chat with British Olympian Adam Burgess after he qualified for the C1 semi-finals at the Paris Olympics

07-29
06:25

French slalom paddler Camille Prigent

On the eve of the Paris Olympics we chat to one of the French paddlers who will be carrying the hopes of her nation, Camille Prigent.

07-22
07:29

Australian kayak paddler Tim Anderson

It was a day not for the nervous when Tim Anderson earned the right to represent Australia in the kayak at the Paris Olympics.

07-09
10:03

Kimberley Woods

Our latest Path to Paris podcast features a chat with Tokyo Olympian Kimberley Woods. The British paddler is preparing for her second Games, and talks openly about her battles off the water.

04-29
11:24

Path to Paris - Alyce Wood

In our podcast this week we chat with two-time Australian Olympian Alyce Wood, who will compete in Paris for the first time as a mother.

04-22
19:29

Two-time Olympian Eva Tercelj from Slovenia

Eva Tercelj has been to two Olympics and is a former ICF slalom world champion. She’s determined to break through for a medal in Paris

04-11
08:48

French slalom paddler Titouan Castryck

French teenager Titouan Castryck is hoping to make his Olympic debut in Paris this year.

04-03
07:18

Path to Paris - Martina Wegman

Dutch paddler Martina Wegman is preparing for her second Olympic Games after finishing seventh in the K1 in Tokyo.

03-25
11:44

Path to Paris - Danish marathon world champion Mads Pedersen

Danish multiple marathon world champion Mads Pedersen is putting everything on the line to try and qualify for his first Olympic Games.

03-18
06:18

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