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Adam van Coverden on rowing and training
“Everyone has heard about canoes and kayaks, but not everyone knows how we handle them.” Many take years to find their vocation, but not Adam van Koeverden. The goal was right in front of him – written in black and white.
“Future Champions are wanted”
On one of the pages of the local newspaper, the Canadian boy, who was destined to become an Olympic champion, clearly saw a picture from his own future. The attention of his mother was attracted by a small announcement in the next, unremarkable issue of Oakville Beaver. The advertisement promised laurels, glory and a bright future for the new stars in the rowing world and was titled appropriately: “Future Champions Wanted”. Continue reading
Parents: how to instill in the child a love for sport
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The desire to start playing sports can not occur in a child by itself. Something should captivate the kid: the older brother’s story about training, watching interesting sports programs with parents, etc.
The son of Olya’s girlfriend at the age of six already had real biceps and was pulling up ten times – he followed in the footsteps of the dad-weightlifter. In our humanitarian footsteps there was nowhere to go, but the children still longed to touch the diversity of the world of sport. Soon our whole family life submitted to their sporting achievements. Continue reading
Hungarian Blondes: Natasha and Danuta
This time famous sportswomen answer questions from KanoeSport: Natasha Dushev-Yanich and Danuta Kozak. It is pleasant to talk with a beautiful girl about this, oh, this … And with two, it’s doubly pleasant! Information and entertainment portal about rowing CanoeSport is very grateful to the girls for the interesting communication! We sincerely wish you good luck in the new 2014 season !!!
Natasha Dushev-Yanich
Born on June 24, 1982 in Serbia. At the age of 18, she won the first gold medal at the World Championships (K-1 500). In the same year in the same discipline, she first performed at the Olympics and took fourth place, speaking for Serbia and Montenegro. In 2001, she changed her citizenship and moved to Hungary. In 2004, at the Olympics, first won the “gold” in the K-1 500, and an hour later, in a pair with Catalina, Covax won another medal of the highest dignity. Natasha has scores of medals brought from European and world Championships, most of which are gold. Continue reading
