Heurteau's London 2012 Bid Comes Up Short at Canoe Slalom World Championships

11th September 2011

Ireland’s Ciaran Heurteau finished 28th in the K1 semi-finals at the Canoe Slalom World Championships this morning in Bratislava in Slovakia. The top 10 go to the final, but a place in the top 15 countries would have qualified the boat for London 2012. Heurteau’s placing fell outside this mark.

Canoe Slalom World Championships, Bratislava, Slovakia

Men's Semi-Finals (Irish interest) – K1 (First 10 to Final; first 15 countries qualify for London Olympics): 1 France (B Neveu) 94.40; 28 C Heurteau 104.99 (9.59 behind).

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Liam Gorman is a writer and reporter. He is the co-author of Little Lady, One Man, Big Ocean, published in the United States and Canada as Crossing the Swell. He is the rowing correspondent of the Irish Times.

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