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Get ready for the 2025 Unified European Rafting Cups! For the first time ever, the World Rafting Federation (WRF) and the International Rafting Federation (IRF) are joining forces to bring you a series of events across Europe. As part of this ongoing collaboration, we are proud to present a unified Euro Cup calendar for 2025, featuring events...News
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Over the weekend in Pau, France, the second stage of the WRF's Euro Rafting Cup Series splashed down at the Pau-Pyrénées Whitewater Stadium. This event doubled as a National Championship, deciding who will represent the country at the European Rafting Championships in Bosnia and Herzegovina later this year (...News
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We have exciting news for all the rafting enthusiasts and water lovers: we're offering 3 free slots to join the FFCK-WRF rafting course in Aosta Valley! Led by our expert certified instructors, the course is designed to transform even the most timid beginners into true masters of the waters. Through hands-on lessons and theoretical instruction,...News
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Gear up for an adventurous journey down Europe's challenging rivers as the 2024 Rafting Cups Series unfolds in a series of exciting events. From Uzice in Serbia, to Val di Sole in Italy and Pau, France; the continent is set to witness top-notch rafting competitions. 1. May 4-5 - European Cup - Pau, France - Bulletin The launch of the Rafting Cups...News
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After the RX qualification on the first day of race and a challenging afternoon with a first phase of selection, the knock out phase 2 turned the lights on in the whitewater stadium on Durance river, France . 16 teams faced the whitewater course studying the opponents’ tactics and the couple of gates in strategic passages. RX night on Durance...News
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Second day of event at L’Argentière-la-Bessée and everyone is finally arrived on Durance river: 226 athletes from 19 countries are now in the French Alps and started the official training in the II-III level rapids. Downriver training, 3kms finishing at the Stade d’eau vive “Michel Baudry” The Downriver race will be 3 kms long and is scheduled...News
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Despite the challenging situation due to Covid-19 restriction, after two years without WRF worldwide competitions we finally arrived at the day before the World Rafting and ParaRafting Championship 2021 . For the first time in history athletes and para athletes will compete in the same rapids, at the whitewater stadium in L’Argentière-la-Bessée,...News
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WRF WORLD RAFTING AND PARA-RAFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021 - TEAM INFO Covid-19 Protocol - 2021 WRF World Rafting Championships - France Download here Last update June 28th, 2021Other
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WRF WORLD RAFTING AND PARA-RAFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021 - SCHEDULE MONDAY 28th 09.30 - 18.30 Accreditations 19.00 - 19.30 . Head of Delegations Meeting TUESDAY 29th 09.00 -10.30 Downriver Official Training 12.30 - 17.00 Slalom Official Training - Stade d'Eau Vive ''Michel Baudry'' 18.30 - 20.00 Opening Ceremony - Stade d'Eau Vive ''Michel Baudry''...Other
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June is close and the numbers are official: the 2021 WRF World Rafting Championship , in L’Argentière-Pays des Ecrins , will welcome 30 countries and 350 athletes in almost a month. The limit for the teams’ number for each National Federation is 8, two teams per category: beside the historical 2 men and 2 women teams there will be 2 mix (2 men+2...News
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FFCK is one of the biggest canoe federations worldwide and in 2017 officially welcomed the rafting sport under its umbrella, becoming a WRF member. Rafting in France is a historical discipline from the recreational and commercial point of view, but the first National Championship was held in 2019. Since then the agonistic field is exponentially...News
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The Media Sport Group and the World Rafting Federation together to promote rafting worldwide. A new important agreement for the World Rafting Federation that will expand the program of the channel 814 of Sky MS Channel with new content dedicated to rafting. Rafting, a fascinating and spectacular sport with its evocative scenarios, has always...News
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During the closing ceremony on 13th June in Tunceli, Turkey, the French Rafting will be present not only with teams, but also with the FFCK delegation, to receive the WRF flag: indeed, the Executive Board of the World Rafting agreed that France will host the 2021 Senior World Championships in June in L'Argentière-la-Bessée, where the WRF Centre...News
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On 12th May 2019 France will hold the first National Championship of Rafting: L'Argentière-La Bessée will host professional athletes and beginner rafters (who will be guided by a stag trainer) who will compete in the middle of the Alps in the southeastern France for the first time in the history of French Rafting, in order to win the National...News
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During the ICF Congress 2018 in Budapest Mr. Danilo Barmaz, President of the WRF, and Mr. Jean Zoungrana, President of the Fédération Francaise de Canoe Kayak signed the the Memorandum of Understanding: WRF and FFCK will cooperate through a common line towards programs and activities with the aim of enlarging the number of people practicing the...News
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The Fédération Française de Canoë-Kayak (FFCK), one of the most important Kayak Federation in the world, has become a Member of the World Rafting Federation. The application shall be ratified by the Executive Board during the next U23 & Junior World Championships in Aosta/Ivrea, Italy. "The France's membership is a great news for all the WRF...News
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Fédération Française de Canoë Kayak et Sports de Pagaie IOC Code : FRA President: Jean Zoungrana Secretary-General: Girard Emmanuel Status: Full Member Contact: e.girard@ffck.org Office: Base Nautique Olympique, Rte de Torcy Vaires-sur-Marne Website: https://www.ffck.org/European Council