Canadian Sprint Canoe Kayak Championships: Tough weather conditions challenge top paddlers on Day 1
(WorldNews Canada)

Photo: Pascale Toupin WELLAND, ONTARIO (August 22, 2017) - The toughest part about racing at the Canadian Sprint Canoe Kayak Championships today wasn`t necessarily the other paddlers, it was the swirling winds of up to 50 km/hr that made navigating the Welland International Flatwater Centre extremely difficult. More than 1,000 athletes from 43 different clubs across the country have gathered in southern Ontario for five days of intense competition. A jam-packed race schedule on Day 1 featured the individual C-1 and K-1 races at three different...