Phew, it’s been the longest week ever. Thanks to all of you for putting on a great show that resulted in an outstanding event!
45 days ago since 08-10-2011
What an amazing afternoon! The crowd is amazing!!! Athletes agree - reveberations from the stands propel athletes in final 300 meters
48 days ago since 08-10-2011
Just did a lap around the temporary city that is Szeged 2011. Truly impressive job by the Organizing Committee.
48 days ago since 08-10-2011
Still a tailwind (so far) but conditions have shifted from light breeze to stiff wind. Should make for interesting finals.
48 days ago since 08-10-2011
Check out interview with Vajda @ Sportspost http://t.co/2kuWPoe
48 days ago since 08-10-2011
Lunch break! A Finals start at 14:26. See you there then. Catch all the action on the livestream @ http://t.co/koYzb9x
48 days ago since 08-10-2011
Semis K2 200 Top Times: Heat 1 BLR 31.863; Heat 2 FRA 31.950; Heat 3 GBR 31.644; Heat 4 Denmark 32.344
48 days ago since 08-10-2011
K1 Women 200 Semi Top Times: Heat 1 NZL 40.060; Heat 2 RUS 40.187; Heat 3 POR 39.824; Heat 4 40.334
48 days ago since 08-10-2011
Mens C1 200 Semifinal Top Times: Heat 1 A AZE 39.060; Heat 2 LTU 39.710; Heat 3 false start then RUS 39.506; Heat 4 Ukraine 39.671
48 days ago since 08-10-2011
K1 Men’s 200 Semis Top Times: Heat 1 GBR 34.263; Heat 2 GER 34.633; Heat 3 RUS 34.467
48 days ago since 08-10-2011
C1 Womens 200 Top Times: Heat 1 smokes the field with 48.314; Heat 2 RUS time 50.120 Heat 3 BUL 50.265
48 days ago since 08-10-2011
C2 Men’s 200 Top Times = Heat 1 LTH 36.747, Heat 2 RUS 39.706; Heat 3 GER 36.556
48 days ago since 08-10-2011
K2 Women’s 200 Top Times = Heat 1 HUN 37.685; Heat 2 POL 37.985; Heat 3 false start then BLR 37.629
48 days ago since 08-10-2011
K2 Mens 200 Top Times: Heat 1 FRA 31.580; Heat 2 BLR 32.597; Heat 3 GBR 31.873; Heat 4 after false start GER 32.321; Heat 31.862
48 days ago since 08-10-2011
K1 W 200 1st heat top times: Heat 4 GER; Heat 5 ESP 40.060; Heat 6 POR 40.148
48 days ago since 08-10-2011
K1 W 200 1st heat top times: Heat 1 NZL 39.513; Heat 2 RUS 40.561; Heat 3 JPN 39.902
48 days ago since 08-10-2011
C1 M 200 Top Times: Heat 4 UKR 39.988; Heat 5 BRA 39.788; Heat 6 LTU 39.981
48 days ago since 08-10-2011
Now into C1 Men’s 200 = Heat 1 goes to RUS 40.423; Heat 2 AZE 39.446; Heat 3 ESP 39.163
48 days ago since 08-10-2011
First man under 35 seconds in K2 200! Darkhorse from ECU, Cesar de Cesare 34.896
48 days ago since 08-10-2011
K1 200m Top 2: Heat V = CZE, DEN. Heat 6 = ITA, ESP, BRA. Heat 7 = CAN, LIT. Heat 8 = ECU, HUN. Heat 9 = First man under 35 = ECU
48 days ago since 08-10-2011
Good morning! Day 4 is under way with first rounds of the 200m divisions. Light wind has shifted direction to a tailwind. Sunny & warm.
48 days ago since 08-10-2011
Surely you know Vajda won! Szeged native son brings home a World Championship dedicated to his late father
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
Tune into live stream from 2011 ICF World Sprint Championships @ http://t.co/hBx5vD3 Plus all results, schedules, pix etc
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
Looks like seriously tough racing in k4 #szeged2011 Olympic champ BLR, world champs FRA, euro champs POR all fail to qualify for #london2012
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
Czechs break up battle of the brothers in C2 1000 semifinal. Bahdonovichs BLT take 1st in heat; CZE 2nd; Yemelyanovs KAZ take third
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
C21000 Cuban team psyched to get a C21000 team back to A finals. Esp being fresh back from 2-year retirement. Looking strong . . .
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
Big (happy) surprise for Germans - 8-week-old C21000 team very excited to get a team into A final against seasoned veterans ROM and RUS
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
Defending K1 500 champ Osypenko-radomska UKR carries 5-yr-old daughter’s goldfish toy with her for good luck at every race
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
A Finals start around 16:00 local time this afternoon. Agenda: C2M500; K1W1000; K1M1000; C1M1000; K4W500; K2W1000; K2M1000; C4M1000
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
K4 1000 Akos Vereckei sez crowd support worth 2 seconds; K4 team finishes at top of their semi; looking good for finals that start at 3
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
Semis under way from this morning’s heats. Easy to hear when a Hungarian is on the water - the crowd goes wild with drums, horns, tall hats
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
Heat 2 Men’s K4 1000 Heat 4 top 3 = AUS, GER, ESP
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
ROM, ITA, FRA finish 1, 2, 3 in Heat 1 of men’s K4 1000
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
Romania comes from third in final moments to take first in Heat 1 of M K4 1000
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
France off to hot start, as expected in first heat of M K4 1000
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
Defending champs FRA on course along with IND, USA, CAN, ROM, ITA KAZ, UKR in 1st heat of M K4 1000
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
AZE, RUS, CZE are 1, 2, 3 in last heat of C2 1000. M K4 1000 up next
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
Correction - Top 3 in Heat 2 = Germany, Belarus, Canada. Told ya it was a photo finish. Neck & neck into the finish line eyes
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
C2 1000 wicked 4th heat = CZE, AZB, RUS, UZB, ESP, AUS
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
Amazing weather so far for these Sprint Worlds, sunny, hot let’s hope it stays that way. Awesome!
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
C2 1000 China takes heat 3 followed by BRA, POL, HUN
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
C2 1000 Szeles/Nagy HUN trailing. gotta have big final spurt
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
C2 1000 Photofinish between GER and BLR in Heat 2
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
C2 1000 HUN v USA, BRA, POL, CHN, IDN, IND
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
HUN Szeles/Nagy up next in Heat 3 of C2 1000
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
C2 1000 BLR, GER, CAN take top 3 in Heat 2
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
Yikes - another hot heat ITA, LAT, CAN, BLR, GER, FRA, MEX in Heat 2 of C2 1000
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
C2 1000 ROM, KAZ, Cuba! finish 1, 2, 3 in 1st heat
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
C2 1000 Cuba hanging tough next to the Romanians
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
C2 1000 Romania showing why they’re defending champs. Looking strong. Way out front.
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
Germany’s Weber/Dietze take first in Heat 4 of K2 500; POL 2nd, ROM 3rd; top 6 advance
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
AUT, ESP, NED, 1,2,3 in third heat of Women’s K2 500
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
Correction HUN NZL GBR are 1, 2, 3 in 1st heat of K2 500
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
Salakhova/Sergeeva RUS, Metova/Kohlova SVK Gomes/Vasconcelos PRT are top 3 in Heat 2 of K2 500
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
Csipes/Kovacs HUN take first in heat of K2 500 followed by CZE, GBR
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
Crowd cheering on Csipes/Kovacs HUN in first heat of K2 500
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
First heat of W K2 500 on the course
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
HUN Toth Kulifari take #1 in first heat of K2 Men 500
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
Korisanszky HUN has strong last 30 seconds to take 1st in 3rd heat of C1 500; Kohut SVK 2nd, Maksymchuk UKR third
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
Top 6 advance to semis W K1 500. Heat 4 = Idem ITA, Portela PRT, Ohmura JPN, Lee KOR, Barrios Marcos ESP, Lee SIN
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
Top 6 advance to semis W K1 500. Heat 3 = Rikala FIN, Fourmel CAN, Cawthorn GBR, Egan IRL, Liu CHN, Hrochova CZE
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
Top 6 advance to semis W K1 500. Heat 2 = Kozak HUN, Nicholls AUS, Lehaci AUT, Hatton NZL Haaze NED, Motamedi Fakhr IRN
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
Top 6 advance to semis W K1 500. Heat 1 = Osypenko-radomska UKR, Johnson USA, Sergeyeva KAZ, Hartley S. Af, Miskov BUL, Feklisova AZB
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
W K1 500 defending champ Ospypenko-radmoska (UKR) has third fastest time in first heat this morning
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
Three best times in W K1 500 = Kozak HUN 1:58.698; Idm (ITA) 1:59.463; Osypenko-radmoska (UKR) 1:59.468
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
K1 500 Danuta Kozak gets top time 1:58.698
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
2011 Sprint Worlds under way, early call @ 0800 we’re into Men’s K1 500 Heat II
49 days ago since 08-10-2011
Cool medals ceremony for Paralympians
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Wow what a day and it’s only going to get more intense tomorrow. Gonna b as explosive as last night’s fireworks @ opening ceremonies
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Day 2 winding down just a few finals of Paracanoe to go
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
V1 Para LTA Thomas NZL quips he’ll never hear end of it from friend/rival Mahoney who finally beat him in first Worlds since 2 met in 2006
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Longtime V1 200 rivals Mahoney GBR & Thomas NZL continue to keep challengers at bay; Mahoney tops Thomas in first Worlds since 2006
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Sandra Truccolo ITA wins V1 200 Paracanoe TA in 1:31.682
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
W V1 200 Paracanoe LTA World Champ Selinger CAN 1:111.882; silver Gottschalk GER 1:13.490; bronze Hetke USA 1:14.660. Congrats all!
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
AUS Naomi Flood records fastest time in women’s K1 1000 - 4:04.213; Sobetova RUS 4:05.519; Haaze NED 4:05.395
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Paracanoe finals on tap next women’s V1 is on the water in direct final
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Aussie women asserting themselves at this World Championshiips - K4 500 earns Olympic berth, Flood looking good in K1 1000
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Australia’s Naomi Flood cruises comfortably into tomorrow’s W K1 1000 final.
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Oldenshaw CAN M C1 1000 plan: get better ea round to peak for 2morows final. Working so far; topd his semi heat & had 3rd top time of semi
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Expect a dogfight in tomorrows men’s C1 1000 final as only top 6 spots earn Olympic qualification. The heat is on!
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
K1 1000 “twice as hard, half as fun” quipped Anders Gustaffson (SWE)
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
K4 Aussie Women advance to finals and qusalify for Olympics after “putting in the hard yards,” according to Jo Brigden-Jones
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Men’s K1 1000 super tight - “know where i can buy some thousandths?” quipped Olympic Gold medalist Ken Wallace AUS
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Vajda HUN smokes his heat decisively, more than a boat length and almost 4 seconds ahead of #2 in his heat Goubel FRA
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Top 3 times in men’s C1 1000 = Vajda HU 3:51.664; Menkov UZB 3:53.277; Oldershaw CAN 3:53.715
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Top 2 of mens 2nd 2 heats of semis = Oldershaw CAN Zhukouski BEL Cal ESP Huang China
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Top 2 from first 2 heats of semis of Men’s C1 1000 = Menkov UZB, Shtokalov RUS, Vajda HUN, Goubel FRA
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Top times in Men’s K1 1000 = Belarus Aleh Yurenia, 3:25.275; then Max Hoff GER 3:27.482; then Erik Larsen NOR 3:27.612
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
K1 Men 1000 top 2 of each heat = Hoff GER Tomicevic SERB Larsen NOR Fouhy NZL Yurenia BEL Pimenta POR Van Koeverden CAN Kirschev BULG
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Excitement is building. Tough tough hot hot heats in semis in men’s C1 and K1 1000 semifinals
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Lunch break on now. Let’s hope Szeged 2011 server has a chance to cool its heels and be ready when the paddling begins again at 14:00
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Can a World Championship in any sport ever really have enough bandwidth?
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Italy coming on strong in Paracanoe with athletes in 7 of 9 finals today
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Men’s V1 200 Paracanoe LTA should be a thriller with less than 1/2 second separating top four finalists from yesterday
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Eight women’s will vie for K1 200 Paracanoe LTA Final at 16:45
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Men’s K1 200 Paracanoe TA goes off at 16:35
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Lone women’s V1 200 Paracanoe TA is Sandra Truccolo (ITA)
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
V1 women’s 200 Paracanoe LTA final is at 16:25
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Finals for paracanoe start @ 16:25 with V1 Women’s 200 A where Sandra Cavalle Ortega is lone competitor
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
final half of the afternoon semis men’s C4 1000 at 15:51; then K1 women’s 1000
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Lunch break until 2 then semis start with mens C2 500; women’s K4 500; mens K11000; mens C1 1000; womens K2 1000, mens K2 1000
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
McGinty/Burnett AUS get 4th in first outing in K2 1000 first round heat; laughing about brutality of the distance
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Beijing Gold medalist Ken Wallace AUS says he felt the butterflies this morning in K1 1000 first round heat
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Vajda says he was just trying to “feel the course” as he coasted to first in first round heat of C1 1000
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Only 2 sub 4-minute times in first round heats of C1 1000 are posted by defender Menkov UZB 3:57.235 & Goubel FRA 3:59.245
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
C1 1000 Vajda cruises to easy first heat win, looking confident
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Bad break - literally - for Germany’s Sebastien Brendel in C1 1000; paddle breaks in first 100 meters
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Hot heats coming up @ 10:12 men’s C1 1000: defendr Menkov v ock star Vajda GER challenger Brendel, & Aus darkhorse Florian
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Mens K1 1000 Defender Max Hoff (GER) seems to have won his heat; 5 more heats to go
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
Day 2 action is under way in Szeged. Sunny skies, temps north of 30 and soft breeze.
50 days ago since 08-10-2011
@ShaunRuby Don’t get your hopes up, it’s gonna be boring! :-)))
56 days ago since 08-10-2011
Access period commences in 4,5 hours…shuttle buses’ engines are humming…ogranisers’ accreditation begins…wow, it’s finally here!
56 days ago since 08-10-2011
Sorry we are a bit late with everything here in Szeged so let’s push this whole thing one week. :-)))) Guess you’re all fine with it.:-)))))
56 days ago since 08-10-2011
Red Bull gives you wiiings! And the Organizing Committee gives you the ox-BBQ. Who would want to miss it? http://twitpic.com/60t34i
64 days ago since 08-10-2011
All right, guys, so after Formula-1 here comes the real deal: nominal entry closure in 15 minutes…
65 days ago since 08-10-2011
Behind the scenes footage about the creation of Attila Vajda getting blown away in the 3D promo video of Szeged2011: http://t.co/VKPSxR4
74 days ago since 08-10-2011
Oops, almost forgot! For those of you who don’t have the 3D glasses at hand check this out: http://t.co/JSCRnFv
78 days ago since 08-10-2011
The Szeged2011 video is out opening for Harry Potter in 3D in cinemas in Hungary: http://t.co/bCN8T5c Get your glasses because 3D rocks!
78 days ago since 08-10-2011
Dr Pepper is breaking into the Hungarian market by distributing 10.000 bottles free at the WCh. Whose order was that? Yeah, the doctor’s…
94 days ago since 08-10-2011
Billboards of the WCh appeared all over Hungary yesterday. If you feel like a rockstar we want you! http://twitpic.com/5col2s
112 days ago since 08-10-2011
Spot of the World Championships in the making.(I bet you’ve thought that Attila can only paddle. You’re SO wrong!) http://twitpic.com/590i9x
120 days ago since 08-10-2011
We are the busiest organisers ever. We don’t even have time to write a single sentence on twitter. :-)
130 days ago since 08-10-2011
86 days to go. It will go by in a blink of an eye…
137 days ago since 08-10-2011
It’s not a surprise that (in the movie Hop) the Easter Bunny wants to be a rock star so bad. He must have seen our campaign concept…
165 days ago since 08-10-2011
“Rock ‘n’ roll ain’t noise pollution” (AC/DC) http://twitpic.com/4nitc0
169 days ago since 08-10-2011
Watch this space this week as I’ll leak the 1st official poster of the Worlds here. Please don’t tell it to anyone or my boss would kill me.
172 days ago since 08-10-2011
Took pictures of Attila Vajda and Katalin Kovacs for the ad campaign.We’ve felt it before that he was a born rockstar but he just proved it.
176 days ago since 08-10-2011
I bet you wanna see Zoltan is action. Well, here’s your chance to take a glimpse at how he rocks. http://twitpic.com/4ka2hi
177 days ago since 08-10-2011
Took pictures of Zoltan Kammerer for the WCh posters today. His airguitar skills are almost in par with his talent for paddling.
179 days ago since 08-10-2011
The President of Hungary will be attending the Worlds on Aug 21st, so sorry guys you’re going to have to race in suit and tie that day.
183 days ago since 08-10-2011
Tickets will go on sale in May. Yes, you need to see the Olympic Qualifier in order to be eligible to buy tickets for London 2012. :-)
186 days ago since 08-10-2011
Two scoops of sour cherry/marzipan ice cream, please! Yes, all athletes can have two scoops per day for free at the venue during the Worlds.
189 days ago since 08-10-2011
It’s final:there’ll be a closing party at the venue on Sunday.Yes, after the races. 5 whole (but dead) oxen will be rotated on the grill.
193 days ago since 08-10-2011
Had the trial photo shoot for the ad campaign today. Once our top athletes are back from the south they’re gonna have to rock for real…!
197 days ago since 08-10-2011
Construction of Maty-er begins. Apart from building ramps we’re installing sharks and stingrays to discourage spectators entering the water.
200 days ago since 08-10-2011
It’s official: Natasa’s pregnant! Watch out you paddlers of the future. It’s very likely she’s carrying a medal winner of the 2032 Olympics.
204 days ago since 08-10-2011
Ready or not here we come! The preliminary schedule of the WCh is finally up on the website in the programme menu. Or: http://bit.ly/i6mgiv
205 days ago since 08-10-2011
Figure skating season is officialy over at Maty-er. Fishing season may begin at last…
211 days ago since 08-10-2011
127 Hours. That will be the length of boat control before the race if entries keep flooding in with such a sweep.
214 days ago since 08-10-2011
628 beds already occupied in Szeged during the Worlds. We will, we will rock you…
218 days ago since 08-10-2011
Should’ve installed the 132 m2 of LED screens (we rent for the WCh) yesterday so the people of Szeged could have watched the Oscars together
221 days ago since 08-10-2011
First Szeged2011 T-Shirt design is in!We are going to reject it as we’ve asked for dim and dull and old-fashioned. http://twitpic.com/43ic9e
224 days ago since 08-10-2011
Biggest spectator stand to be built in Szeged. 10.960 seats all together so bring those ear plugs to avoid permanent hearing damage!
228 days ago since 08-10-2011
Going green. We’ve just acquired 4 golf carts to haul the 60.000 bottles of water in the athletes’ area.
232 days ago since 08-10-2011
The average cost of a 30-second ad space during the Sprint Worlds in Szeged will supercede Super Bowl’s $3 million by 8%. (source: FT)
235 days ago since 08-10-2011
3 days of finals (similar to the Olympics) has been accepted by ICF ExCo yesterday. We are fine-tuning the programme and will publish soon.
239 days ago since 08-10-2011
There’s been a mistake with the forecast for August 19th. It’s going to be -3C in the morning with hailstorm at 15:28 in the afternoon.
242 days ago since 08-10-2011
Weather forecast for August 19th is in! It’s going to be 28C midday with slight breeze from the North and cloudy skies (5 clouds, they say).
246 days ago since 08-10-2011
Had a long meeting about opening ceremony last week. We’ve scratched Michael Jackson from the list of possible performers…
249 days ago since 08-10-2011
T - 200 days. And counting… Prepare to rock ‘n’ roll!
252 days ago since 08-10-2011
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U. KRAGELJ
K. KUDEJOVA
R. LAWRENCE
KLAUSS/PECHE
SZCZEPANSKI/POCHWALA
M. DE JONGE
M. SIMON
R. HOLTEN POULSEN
L. CARRINGTON
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MOLDOVAN/MOLDOVAN
HOGAN/MCELROY
J. SHUKLIN
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J. MOCKE
J. VAN BAKEL
M. LARSEN
K. FAZEKAS
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The Hungarian Canoe Federation is thrilled to invite you to come to Szeged to compete at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. After 1998 and 2006 we are proud hosts of the biggest race of our sport in 2011. Having staged highly acclaimed World Championships and World Cups over the past several years the Hungarian Canoe Federation is eager to welcome the best paddlers of sprint kayaking and canoeing at the traditionally very prestigious, internationally renowned Maty-ér Regatta Course.
