White Water Kayaking Olympics 2012

London 2012 olympics venues.

White water kayaking olympics 2012. Around 330 athletes took part in 16 events. On 9 december 2010 anne princess royal officially opened the venue which is owned and managed by lee valley regional park authority the 31 million 50 million us project to construct. Canoeing at the 2012 summer olympics in london were contested in two main disciplines. Rafting guides outfitters river information.

Lee valley white water centre. The rules and scoring for olympic canoe kayak are actually very straightforward and self explanatory. The olympic canoe kayak rules and scoring are derived from the standard international rules as set forth by the international canoe federation or the icf. Lee valley white water centre in hertfordshire is just 40 minutes from central london and offers a range of white water activities including white water rafting on the london 2012 olympic course corporate days hen and stag parties children parties and much more.

Relive these amazing canoe and kayak highlights from the water sport events at the. Canoe slalom from 29 july to 2 august and canoe sprint from 6 to 11 august. Of course there are more specific guidelines which you can. Lee valley white water centre previously known as broxbourne white water canoe centre is a white water slalom centre that was constructed to host the canoe slalom events of the london 2012 olympic games.

Presented below are tour companies that offer guided white water rafting kayaking trips and or rent equipment in and near olympic peninsula. Relive these amazing canoe and kayak highlights from the water sport events at the london 2012 olympic games. Lee valley proudly lays claim to an early legacy as the venue will open to the public for rafting and canoeing in april 2011. Click on any name for more detailed information.

In 1924 in. This day in history. The slalom competition was held at the lee valley white water centre and the sprint events were staged at eton college rowing centre at dorney lake known as eton dorney.