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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 i've 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? that's not quite the professional kayak but it's 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 have to use whatever we have. we apply, will apply the best of us regardless. i think this will be...

It's like they've 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? it's not going to be easy. you knew this was a big challenge, is it tougher than you thought it would be? it's 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 kayaker turned coach. no, no. i mean, sorry. in hungary, you are a smaller kid. afterwards, you have ...

A breeze, which won't make conditions easy but i think he's just excited to finally get going. next up is hit five of the men's k1200 metres and it looks as though pita taufatofua of tonga is struggling out in lane eight. looks like we're 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, i'm afraid. stefanovic takes the win — 33.97 seconds. taufatofua finishes almost 25 seconds behind. that's a really tough introduction to life in his new ...

Sometimes i've 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 don't have much time, we don't have enough time. we use what's 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 what's 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....

Good thing is he never gave up. in six days, he improved a lot. it was quite surprising. i'm 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. it's crazy hot today. there is a bit of a breeze, which won't make conditions easy but i think he's just excited to finally get going. next up is hit five of the men's k1200 metres and it looks as though pita taufatofua of tonga is struggling out in lane eight. looks like w...