FLATWATER MEN SPRINT KAYAK, DOUBLE (K2)

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FLATWATER MEN SPRINT KAYAK, DOUBLE (K2)

Post by aukepalmhof » Thu Aug 16, 2018 8:47 pm

For the summer Olympic 1980 in Moscow, the sailing event took place in Tallinn, Estonia, at that time Estonia was part of the Soviet Union.

Sprint kayak is a sport held on calm water. Crews or individuals race over 200 m, 500 m, 1000 m or 5000 m with the winning boat being the first to cross the finish line. The paddler is seated, facing forward, and uses a double-bladed paddle pulling the blade through the water on alternate sides to propel the boat forward. In competition the number of paddlers within a boat is indicated by a figure besides the type of boat; K1 signifies an individual kayak race, K2 pairs, and K4 four-person crews. Kayak sprint has been in every summer olympics since it debuted at the 1936 summer olympics. Racing is governed by the International Canoe Federation.

Source: Wikipedia
Equatorial Guinea 1978 150 peseta sgMS?, scott?
Soviet Union 1949 25k sg1498, scott?
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