Umpetha Challenge

Khwela racks up fourth Umpetha Challenge title

As the 2017 FNB Dusi Canoe Marathon fever gradually begins to take hold of the KwaZulu-Natal paddling community, Sbonelo Khwela powered his way to a fourth consecutive win at the […]

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Early Dusi ascendancy on offer at 2016 Umpetha Challenge

With welcome rains handing many areas of KwaZulu-Natal much needed relief the 2017 FNB Dusi Canoe Marathon season gets underway this weekend with eager paddlers clearing the cobwebs at the […]

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Umpetha Challenge a shining light for the NCC Development Team

As the 2017 FNB Dusi Canoe Marathon season kicks off at the Umpetha Challenge canoe marathon this weekend the race has given members of the Natal Canoe Club’s Development Team […]

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Nkhoesa seeking a big early season result at Umpetha

With a K2 victory in 2015 and a fifth in the K1 race the year prior, Shongweni rising star Banetse Nkhoesa will be hoping to race onto the podium in […]

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Hartley stepping into unknown at Umpetha Challenge

Having raced to a respectable second place at the recent Hansa Fish River Canoe Marathon, sprint ace Bridgitte Hartley returns to KwaZulu-Natal as she builds up to only her second […]

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Khwela racks up fourth Umpetha Challenge title