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CANOEKAYAK CANADA AND MAZDA CANADA PRESENT
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THE 2 ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL MAZDA CANOEKAYAK KNOCKOUT 2008
June 19, 2008
WHAT: Mazda CanoeKayak Knockout 2008 - only event of its kind in Canada.
WHO: CanoeKayak Canada, Corporate Sponsor Mazda Canada, Ontario Trillium Foundation, City of
Toronto and hundreds of National and International athletes:
• Adam van Koeverden - 2004 Olympic Champion in Men’s K-1 500 metres, 2007 World
Champion in Men’s K-1 500 metres, 44 time Canadian Champion kayaker, Nominated to 2008
Summer Olympic Team
• Mark Oldershaw - 2001 Junior World Champion in Men’s C-1 500 and C-1 1000, Fifth place
finish at 2007 World Championships in Men’s C-1 500, Multiple medalist in World Cups in 2007
and 2008, Nominated to 2008 Summer Olympic Team
Canadian National CanoeKayak Team
International Top Ranked Canoe and Kayak Paddlers
WHEN: Saturday, September 13, 2007
8:00am – 4:00pm
WHERE: Marilyn Bell Park, Ontario Place Harbour Area, 1250 Lakeshore Blvd., Toronto, Ontario
EVENT DETAILS:
o International Kayak and Canoe Singles Knockout Competition for Men and Women
o Juvenile Kayak and Canoe Singles Knockout Competition for Men and Women
o Kayak Fours Competition for Men and Women
o Men’s Canoe Fours Competition
o Women’s Canoe Singles Competition
o Race Format
200-metre races that will begin with a series of preliminary rounds
Field will be reduced to a final round
Final round will be sudden death format and prizes will be awarded in order of finish
o Club Mixed Dragon Boat and War Canoe Competition
Open dragon boat and war canoe 200-metre competition
Crews will be mixed with a minimum number of men and women
Heats and finals will be run depending on number of entries
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2. Athletes interested in registering for the above competitions go to www.canoekayak.ca.
BACKGROUND:
Canada has qualified for all 12 canoekayak events in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
The opportunity is high for medal results in the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing.
The Mazda CanoeKayak Knockout sprint races will showcase Canada’s top ranked paddlers.
Canadians are among the highest ranked paddlers in the world.
Canadians finished well at the recent 2007 World Championships.
Mazda Canada has been the corporate sponsor of the Canadian National CanoeKayak Team
since 1995.
Sprint CanoeKayak was Canada’s top performing sport at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.
CanoeKayak Canada and Mazda Canada enjoy one of the longest standing corporate
sponsorships in Canadian sports beginning with the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia.
With Mazda’s support over the years, the Canadian CanoeKayak Team has become one of the
top ranked teams in the world
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MORE INFORMATION:
For more information on the Mazda CanoeKayak Knockout ‘08 contact:
Lynda Keith
The DC Group
905-642-3865
lyndakeith123@rogers.com
For more information or to Register to Participate go to CanoeKayak Canada visit www.canoekayak.ca.
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