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JANUARY 19, 2018
Waka Ama thrills crowds
Photo - Michael Jeans By Sophie Iremonger
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AKE KARAPIRO IS A HIVE OF activity this week as over 3300 paddlers take to the water in the 29th annual National Waka Ama Sprint Championships. The action kicked off on Monday and will continue through to the end of Saturday, with over 1700 teams from 61
clubs competing for national sprint titles across 10 age divisions. With competitors ranging from 5 years old to almost 80, a huge contingent of family and support crews are in town to cheer on their paddlers, with an estimated 10,000 spectators at the event across the week. Waka Ama New Zealand CEO Lara Collins was rapt to have such a broad
range of competitors taking part. “That’s what makes the event quite special, because it’s families all enjoying an event together, a lot of multiple generations in the same families racing, so it’s really cool.” Races kick off at 8am each day this week, concluding around 4pm on Saturday followed by a prizegiving and afterparty.
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Teams have travelled from as far north as Kaitaia and as far south as Invercargill for the event. Marianna Hodges made her way up from Wellington along with members of the Porirua Canoe Kayak Club. Having just watched her team of “midgets” (young girls) compete in their final, she said the event for them Continued page 6
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