Evy Leibfarth and three opponents sit in kayaks half-suspended off a 6-foot-high platform. In front of them, a ramp slopes sharply downward, reaching halfway to the rushing water below. The ...

VAIRES-SUR-MARNE, France, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Paris got a taste of kayak cross on Sunday, when the World Cup drew capacity crowds to witness the excitement of this extreme canoe slalom event in which ...

A native of small-town Bryson City in Swain County became a three-time world champion kayaker on Aug. 17, just one month before the qualifying event for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. In her first ...

NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. For more of our coverage from the Games, head to our latest updates. MONTGOMERY, Ala. — In the new Olympic sport of Kayak Cross the rules are quite simple ...

March 13 (Reuters) - Canoe slalom athlete Luuka Jones will become New Zealand's third woman to compete at a fifth Olympics when she bids for a second medal at the Paris Games after overcoming a battle ...

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Evy Leibfarth and three opponents sit in kayaks half-suspended off a 6-foot-high platform. In front of them, a ramp slopes sharply downward, reaching halfway to the rushing water below. A voice yells ...