Opening day of elite races at the Canoe Marathon European Championships produces silverware for the British Para athletes

Wednesday 4th June saw the start of the Elite races for the 2025 edition of the Canoe Marathon European Championships in Ponte-de-Lima, Portugal. The 24-strong British team travelled out on Monday and Tuesday with the first para races taking place on Wednesday of the championship.

Charlotte Creamer (Leighton Buzzard Canoe Club) and Shaun Cook (Norwich Canoe Club) took to the water to race in the KL3 Women and VL2 Men categories respectively. Despite para canoe only appearing for the second time at the European Championships as an exhibition race, the para races are becoming more competitive with a larger number of entries from different countries. We are looking forward to seeing this category grow year on year, particularly as it has now been made an official World Championship category of race for the 2025 edition.

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