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Here in hungary. its crazy hot today. there is a bit of a breeze, which wont make conditions easy but i think hes just excited to be finally getting going. next up is heat five of the mens k1200 metres and it looks as though pita taufatofua of tonga is struggling out in lane eight. looks like were ready. six are in position, tonga not quite, but away they go. stefanovic of serbia has powered out at the start and into the lead. some way back is our tongan paddler, who is not going to pull this ba...

Welcome to southern hungary for the 2019 canoe sprint world championships. we are all set for whats likely to be a scorching few days of action. to reach the olympics, pita needs to progress not only through the heats and the semifinals but reach the final and finish in the top five. realistically, thats going to be pretty tough in his debut, so hes hoping effectivelyjust to finish without falling in. you can do a bit of swimming, i hear. ive been swimming nonstop since i got in these things. it...

Muscle damage. so the odds were stacked well against him at the canoeing continental qualifier, where only the winner would reach tokyo 2020. taufatofua is fighting but its just not going to be enough. the cook islands will take the olympic place. the tongan will have to try again later in the year. a brutal schedule meant that less than two weeks later, pita was next on australias gold coast for tae kwon dos continental qualifier, again, only victory would do. taufatofua just needs to close thi...

Pita is moments away from making his kayak debut here in hungary. its crazy hot today. there is a bit of a breeze, which wont make conditions easy but i think hes just excited to finally get going. next up is hit five of the mens k1200 metres and it looks as though pita taufatofua of tonga is struggling out in lane eight. looks like were ready. six are in position, tonga not quite, but away they go. stefanovic of serbia has parried out at the start and into the lead. ——powered out. some way ...

For the 2019 canoe sprint world championships. we are all set for whats likely to be a scorching few days of action. to reach the olympics, pita needs to progress not only through the heats and the semifinals but reach the final and finish in the top five. realistically, thats going to be pretty tough in his debut, so hes hoping effectivelyjust to finish without falling in. you can do a bit of swimming, i hear. ive been swimming nonstop since i got in these things. its like theyve got a mind of ...

So i thought, tae kwon do is my sport but i love being on the water and i love the physicality of pushing myself to the limit. i feel the canoeing gene is in my blood but ive never learned how to do it. to do it in one year, i believe anything can be done. tell us about the setup you have here? thats not quite the professional kayak but its a start. here in tonga we use anything we have, so we have a two—man recreational kayak. our equipment is not going to help us to get to the games but we h...

Its like theyve got a mind of their own. they keep throwing you out. if you make a tiny mistake or you think about another boat, they just kick you out. swimming in the water. you guys want to be an olympian? its not going to be easy. you knew this was a big challenge, is it tougher than you thought it would be? its so much tougher than i thought. fortunately, the international canoe federation run crash courses around world championships. that meant a rather busy week for an international kayak...

A breeze, which wont make conditions easy but i think hes just excited to finally get going. next up is hit five of the mens k1200 metres and it looks as though pita taufatofua of tonga is struggling out in lane eight. looks like were ready. six are in position, tonga not quite, but away they go. stefanovic of serbia has parried out at the start and into the lead. some way back is our tongan paddler, who is not going to pull this back, im afraid. stefanovic takes the win — 33.97 seconds. taufa...

Sometimes ive got to give him a little push. find a stick and give a little tap, a whip on him in make sure he sticks to the techniques. we dont have much time, we dont have enough time. we use whats around us and make sure that we cover so much in training and trainers are soft to achieve this. we train you. welcome to southern hungary for the 2019 canoe sprint world championships. we are all set for whats likely to be a scorching few days of action. to reach the olympics, pita needs to progres...

Good thing is he never gave up. in six days, he improved a lot. it was quite surprising. im impressed. good improvement today. i think everybody needs to see him. i grew a lot because i died a million times in the session. peace, much love, pita. this is it. pita is moments away from making his kayak debut here in hungary. its crazy hot today. there is a bit of a breeze, which wont make conditions easy but i think hes just excited to finally get going. next up is hit five of the mens k1200 metre...