National Champs

The Canadian National Rafting Championships recently concluded on the Rouge River in Valleyfield, showcasing thrilling performances from 14 competing teams. The event featured intense competition across all the three categories: Men, Women and Mix. In the men's category, the Petawawa Raft Team secured a decisive victory, claiming the top spot....

Get Ready to Conquer the Title of National Champs at the 11th National Rafting Championships in Puerto Gaitán – Meta Department! The picturesque Manacacias River is poised to become the epicenter of adrenaline-fueled action as teams from every corner of Colombia gather for the eagerly anticipated 11th National Rafting Championships in the...

Get ready to paddle your hearts out and ride the wild currents because Canada's national rafting scene is heating up! With the Pan-American Championship looming on the horizon in Chile this October, the pressure is on as Canada's finest rafters gear up for the ride of their lives. On May 18th and 19th, the adrenaline will be pumping as the...

The lush greenery of Costa Rica the Linda Vista section of the Rio Pacuare served as the breathtaking backdrop for the second stage of the Costa Rica's National Championships. This challenging stretch of river witnessed fierce competition, culminating in the crowning of champions across all the categories. In the male division, the Fortuna Team...

The wild waters of the Paiva River are about to get even more exciting with the 4th edition of the Arouca Rafting Summit from January 24th to 28th. This event aims to showcase and celebrate white-water activities, especially rafting on the Paiva River, with a mix of thrilling experiences. The event starts with an inclusive rafting session:...

In a triumphant return to the waters, Mexico recently hosted an exciting rafting competition in mid-December 2023. The event saw the participation of 8 teams in the men's category and 3 in the women's category. The captivating moments of this competition were brilliantly captured by the talented photographers from "Somos Rios." Their work,...

Another race weekend in Turkey just ended and crowned the winners with the title of National Champions 2021 and the participation to the World Rafting Championship . With the support of the Ministry of Youth and Sport and the great commitment of the President Fikret Yardimci, the competition was organised by the Turkish Rafting Federation in...

“We would like to help and show everyone there how to bring themselves out of the shell” with these words Andrea Gatti, the technical director of the Albanian Rafting Federation, explained his experience with the rafting movement in Albania: it is growing, thanks to the cooperation between different clubs and the training project that he is...

Another race weekend just ended with the second and last stage of the Italian National selection . The third level Avisio river in Trentino, Val di Fiemme, confirmed the athletes who will compete in France under the flag of Italy. The points of 3 disciplines have been added to the results of the previous two on Sesia river a month ago. The sprint...

Alto Piquiri whitewater hosted the 2021 National Rafting Championship of Brazil , R4, from 21st to 23rd May, and the first two man teams locked away their tickets to L’Argentière-la-Bessée. The overall podium confirmed the medals of the three disciplines: downriver, slalom and RX. Rio Abaixo team, 3rd place, on the upper Piquiri river Rio Abaixo...

2 days of selections officially opened the agonistic season in Italy : the 3rd level river Sesia , in the alpine valley Valsesia hosted the first stage of the National Rafting Championship 2021 . 2 of the 5 disciplines that will select the athletes for the World Championship in France took place on 8th and 9th May. Sesia gorges, Piedmont region,...

After the opening race on Rio Pejibaye in February and the second stage on Rio Pacuare at the end of March, the National Championship of Costa Rica is finally over. Sarapiquì hosted the third and final stage on Rio Puerto Viejo . In the women category the winners of the first two races confirmed the gold, with a first place in every discipline...

The second stage of the National Rafting Championships 2021 in Costa Rica held by the Federación Costarricense de Rafting is over! More than 10 teams clashed on 27th and 28th March on the waves of the Rio Pacuare, Costa Rica, in the three WRF disciplines: RX, Slalom and Downriver. The winners of the female category are the Chicas del Pacuare, who...

The Indian Rafting Foundation, founded by India’s rafting trailblazer Shaukat Sikand , held the 14th National Rafting Championship on the river Sutlej in Himachal Pradesh from 23 to 27th March 2021. The event, attended by Mr Divesh Kumar (IAS), Secretary Tourism from Himachal Pradesh, also selected two teams who will carry the Indian flag in...

On 20th-21st March 9 teams competed for the 2021 Croatian title at the Senior National Championship in Zagreb , Donja Dubrava village, organised by the Canoe Federation on Drava river. The overall podium reports the same results of every discipline, not without intense battles in evert field, and confirms the names for the World Rafting...

Last weekend the agonistic season in Italy has finally begun. After the forced stop due to the Pandemic and a snowy winter all around the country, Italy gets back in the river on Vara , that hosts nearly 150 rafters in Brugnato, in the province of La Spezia, Liguria. Para-rafting athletes were also there, some of them experienced the rapids for...

On 27th and 28th February the Federación Costarricense de Rafting organised the first meeting of the National Championship that will select the teams for France 2021. The first race weekend saw eight R4 Senior teams paddling on the rapids of Rio Pejibaye . Considering the upcoming event of the World Champs, the winners are the favourite...

After the first Turkish Cup held in Beytüşşebap-Şırnak two weeks ago, Zap river hosted the second stage of the National Rafting Championship near the historical mountain town of Hakkari , south of Lake Van near the border with Iran and Iraq from 25th to 30th October 2020. Minister of Youth and Sports of Turkish Republic Dr. Mehmet Muharrem...

Less than 1 month to one of the most important events of the South America: 23 days left until the National Championship in Chile! Pucòn will host the biggest exponents of this extreme sport, fans and athletes from all the nation and the whitewater of Rio Trancura is waiting for their paddles. The city, 21 thousands inhabitants, is a tourist...