12 Jun 2024

NZ athletes confirmed for K4, K2 and C2

From Checkpoint, 4:28 pm on 12 June 2024

New Zealand's men's canoe sprint team is set to debut in a new discipline in Paris. The New Zealand Olympic Committee today confirmed the selections of the men's team, with four athletes to contest the K4, K2 and C2 events. It'll be the first time New Zealand has contested the C2 event at an Olympics, but the decision has raised eyebrows among the canoe racing community. Dana Johanssen speaks to Lisa Owen.