Wednesday May 8th
A few months ago, everything seemed lost. But now, several months later, I am once again filled with motivation and energy as I embark on a new international season, this time with a new partner, Rafael Bastiaens, for the K2 500m.
Our first race will immediately be one of the most important of the season: the European Olympic qualifier. Last year at the World Championships in Duisburg, 7 boats have already qualified. In that race, Artuur Peters and I finished 12th.
All countries that have not yet qualified may send athletes who have not qualified in another event. This is why I am no longer allowed to compete with Artuur this year. Only the winner of this tournament from all these countries will qualify for the Olympic Games.
As a new team, it’s difficult to assess our chances of winning, but I do know that our boat has the potential to be extremely fast. Trainings and tests have been going well, and currently, the team is in good health. Mentally, I feel ready, ready to race and fight for that last ticket. Ready to enjoy it, but above all, ready to push ourselves to the limit again.
At last, I want to thank everyone who has brought me this far, who has supported me in every difficult moment, and those who have continued to believe in me despite everything. Let’s give it our all!
Bram Sikkens
Qualification
- 10:00: Heat: 1st -> Final A , 2->7 Semi Final
- 12:00 SemiFinal: 1->3 Final A, rest out
- 15:00 Final A: 1-> Olympics
Live Results
When I have an official link I will post it here. Probably it will appear on the following webpage: https://worldcup.szeged2024.com/
A startlist you can find on the following link: https://www.canoeicf.com/sites/default/files/2024-icf-preliminary-startlist.pdf
Live Stream
After the spectacular failing of last years pay to view streaming service planet canoe turned to the more popular service: Youtube.
Again you will need to pay an amount of money to view the popularity of our sport. I will not spend energy and time explaining my opinion on this ridiculous situation.
Maybe, like previous year you can find some people that stream the races on discord for free
Planet Canoe YouTube channel members will have exclusive access to live coverage of all the major International Canoe Federation events in 2024.
If you sign up today, you will be able to watch the Canoe Sprint European Olympic qualifier, the ICF Paracanoe World Championships and the ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup opener that are all taking place in Szeged, Hungary next week.
You will also get to see the ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Poznan, Poland and the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup opener in Augsburg, Germany as well as two ICF Canoe Freestyle World Cups in Plattling, Germany and the ICF Canoe Marathon World Cup in Brandenburg, Germany.
That’s EIGHT events for just €9.99.
How to watch
Sign into YouTube, or create an account, and click JOIN to watch uninterrupted live coverage of the world’s best paddlers competing for top honours.
Unlocking all our member features is as easy as 1, 2, 3.
- Sign in to YouTube, or create an account
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