Canoeing and Kayaking (Canoeing and Kayaking) sport olympic about

Olympic competition 1936 - present Canoe and kayak sport is a sport that took place in the mid 19th century. The first canoe racing club took place in London in 1866 and was the first organization to develop a canoe. Of sports The canoe club was established in New York in 1871 and has been popular throughout Europe since the 1890s, including the first women's canoe race in Russia. Then in 1946, the International Canoe Federation was founded. (International Canoe Federation, ICF), in addition to controlling the canoe race. Also includes kayaks and dragon boats. For the Olympics Canoes and kayaks are included in the same program. Which began its first competition since the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, with only men. Then at the 1948 Olympics there was a first female kayak competition. For Thailand The founding of the Rowing Society of Thailand in 1988 (1988), which included a rowing boat Canoes and kayaks And long boat tradition with Type of competing boat Canoe is a boat that has been around since the Prehistoric era. A canoe boat in the Netherlands was discovered around 8200-7600 BC. And also found in many parts of the world. The current canoe race originates from the Indians in America. Thai punter style But with a sharp tip on both sides. Canoe Kayak is a boat that originated in Inuit in Greenland for hunting along a river. The shape is slender, slender, pointed on both sides, similar to the canoe. What is different from a canoe is that the kayak will have a wooden slat covering the top of the hull. There is enough space for the paddle to fit into the boat. Kayak For canoes and kayaks at sporting events. The hull characteristics are similar. But different at the pies The rowing of the canoe will have one paddle. The paddle uses one hand to hold the tip without the paddle. The other side will catch close to the paddle. The rowing of kayaks has two paddles. The paddle uses both hands to hold the middle of the paddle. The type of competition is indicated by the abbreviation C: canoe and K means kayak. And will indicate the number of rowers In standard competition, there are 1, 2 or 4 people, such as C-1, canoe, K-4, Kayaking, 4 paddlers etc.