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     Calendar of Major Events (updated January 3rd, 2001)

     (Replaces ICF NEWS 1/2001, Calendar of Major Events)
                               
Canoe-Kayak Sprint (Flat water), Canoe-Kayak Slalom, Wild water Racing

                             2001

Canoe-Kayak Sprint (Flat water)

April     13-15 World Cup 1                 Gainsville         USA
May       11-13 World Cup 2                 Sevilla            ESP
June      15-17 World Cup 3                 Mantes la Jolie    FRA
June/July 29-01 World Cup 4                 Copenhagen         DEN
July      13-15 World Cup 5                 Zagreb             CRO
July      19-22 European Championships      Milan              ITA
July      19-22 Pan-American Championships  Merida Yucatan     MEX
August    22-26 World Championships         Poznan             POL
September 07-09 Junior World Championships  Curitiba           BRA

Other International Regattas:

April     27-29 Int. Regatta, Sen.          Miyoshi            JPN
May       04-06 Int. Regatta, Sen./Jun.     Hazewinkel         BEL
May       12-13 Int. Regatta, Sen./Jun.     Linz               AUT
May       18-20 Int. Regatta, Sen./Jun.     Bratislava         SVK
May       19-20 Régates Int. de l'Est       Gérardmer          FRA 
May       25-27 Int. Regatta, Sen.          Szeged             HUN
May       25-27 Int. Regatta, Jun.          Bascov             ROM
June      02-03 Int. Regatta, Sen./Jun.     Mergozzo           ITA
June      08-10 Int. Regatta, Sen.          Snagov             ROM
June      15-17 Int. Regatta+Länderkampf    Bochum             GER
June      16-17 Int. Regatta, Sen./Jun.     Kiel               GER
June      22-24 Int. Regatta, Sen.          Duisburg           GER
June      23-24 Int. Regatta, Sen./Jun.     Decize             FRA
June/July 30-01 Int. Regatta,  Jun.         Auronzo            ITA
July      06-08 Int. Rég. Nautiliades       Boulogne sur Mer   FRA 
August    11-12 Int. Regatta, Sen./Jun.     Koper Zusterna     SLO  
August    open  Masters World  Cup          Velence            HUN 
September 01-02 Int. Regatta Moravian       Ostrozska Nova     CZE 
September 08-09 Int. Regatta Adria          Ankaran            SLO
September 08-09 Int. Regatta, Sen./Jun.     Zwevegem           BEL
October      06 Int. Regatta, Sen./Jun.     Koper Zusterna     SLO

Canoe-Kayak Slalom

May       26-27 World Cup 1                 Goumois            SUI
June      02-03 World Cup 2                 Merano             ITA
June      09-10 World Cup 3                 Tacen              SLO
July      28-29 World Cup 4                 Augsburg           GER
August    04-05 World Cup 5                 Prague-Troja       CZE
August    17-19 Pre-World Championships     Bourg St. Maurice  FRA
September 08-09 World Cup 6                 Waussau            USA
September 20-23 World Championships         Ocoee/Tennessee    USA

Other Slalom Competitions:

February 17-18 Int. Slalom                  Quimperlé          FRA
February 24-25 Int. Slalom                  Lannion            FRA
March       25 Int. Slalom                  Terni              ITA
April    07-08 Int. Slalom                  Skopje             MKD
April       21 Int. Slalom, River Kolpa     Osilnice           SLO
April    21-22 Int. Slalom                  Liptovsky Mikulas  SVK
April    28-29 Int. Slalom                  Monschau           GER
April    28-29 Int. Slalom                  Solkan-Soca        SLO
May          5 Int. Slalom                  Tacen-Ljubljana    SLO
May      11-12 Int. Slalom, Tatra           Liptovsky Mikulas  SVK
May      12-13 Int. Slalom, Baltea River    Ivrea              ITA
May      19-20 Int. Slalom                  Cunovo-Bratislava  SVK
June        30 Int. Slalom                  Tacen-Ljubljana    SLO
July     06-08 Jun. European Championships  Cunova-Bratislava  SVK
July        07 Int. Slalom, Struma River    Kresna             BUL
July     12-15 Jun. Pre-World Championships Wietrznica         POL     
July     21-22 Jun.Olympic Hopes            Roudnice           CZE
August   25-26 Int. Slalom                  Bratislava-Cunovo  SVK    
August   24-26 Int. Slalom                  Oetz, Org. GER     AUT 
Sept.    01-02 Int. Slalom                  Metz, Moselle      FRA

Wild water Racing

June        02 World Cup 1, Classic         Bovec Soca         SLO
June        03 World Cup 2, Sprint          Bovec Soca         SLO
June     07-10 Pre-World / European Champ.  Valsesia           ITA
June        16 World Cup 3, Classic         Karlovy Vary       CZE
June        17 World Cup 4, Sprint          Karlovy Vary       CZE
July        07 World Cup 5, Sprint          Lofer              AUT
July        08 World Cup 6, Classic         Lofer              AUT 

Other Wild water Races:

March    17-18 Int. WW-Race, Sen./Jun.      Fulda              GER
April    07-08 Int. WW-Race, Sen./Jun.      Tittling Ilz       GER
April       08 Int. WW-Race                 Vetto d'Enza       ITA
April    28-29 Int. WW-Race, Sen./Jun.      Monschau           GER
July     20-22 Int. WW-Race, Pre-World Jun. Tryveryn, Bala     GBR
August   11-12 Int. WW-Race, Sen./Jun.      Düsseldorf         GER
Sept.    01-02 Int. WW-Race, Sen./Jun.      Ache, Kössen       GER
Sept.    08-09 Int. WW-Race, Sen./Jun.      Köln Rhein         GER
October  20-21 Int. WW-Race, Sen./Jun.      Irrel Prüm         GER 

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January 3rd, 2001 / INTERNATIONAL CANOE FEDERATION / ICF, Raymond 
W. Kamber, PR / Media Director, Hauptstrasse 40, CH- 4143 Dornach
Switzerland. Tel. +41 61 701 99 29, Fax +41 61 701 99 17, Mobile
+41 79 334 19 73
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