Canoe and kayak sprint racing made its Olympic debut as a demonstration sport in the 1924 Paris Games and became a medal sport for men only 12 years later. Women began competing in kayak sprint in ...

PARIS, France — Seattle’s Nevin Harrison became the first American woman ever to win a gold medal in sprint canoe at the Tokyo Olympics. Now, 22-year-old Harrison is back at the Summer Olympic Games ...

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 ...

PARIS, France — American Nevin Harrison came within a photo finish of winning her second straight Olympic gold medal in the women's canoe sprint 200-meter event on Saturday. Katie Vincent of Canada ...

In kayak and canoe sprints, every movement must be precise. Applying and releasing pressure at the right moments, timing the strokes just right, and perfectly maintaining your balance could be the ...

PARIS, Aug 6 8Reuters) - New Zealand's five-times Olympic champion Lisa Carrington got a winning start but Denmark's world champions Emma Jorgensen and Frederikke Matthiesen were knocked out as canoe ...