World champion paddler Andy Birkett was honoured with a Ministers Excellence Award at the SA Sports Awards at Sun City on Saturday night, capping off a remarkable year in which he established himself as the best male athlete in world…
Canoeing South Africa has lavished thanks and praise on London Olympic Games medallist Bridgitte Hartley after she announced her retirement from sprint canoeing this week. Hartley made headlines in 2012 when she won South Africa’s first – and still only…
It’s official: the premier waveski surfing competition, the 2024 World Waveski Surfing Titles, will be held at Nahoon Reef in South Africa from the 28th of June to the 7th of July 2024. The event which is held every two…
Andy Birkett and Bridgitte Hartley were crowned SA K1 River champions after wrapping up victories in the men’s and women’s races at the 40th Fish River Canoe Marathon on Saturday. A week after he won the world marathon title, Birkett…
Birkett and Hartley hold Fish overnight cards Knutsford – Newly crowned world marathon champion Andy Birkett posted a flawless display to take the SA K1 River Champs overnight lead at the 2022 Fish River Canoe Marathon on Friday while Bridgitte…