Flat-out Fouhy Takes Kayak World Champ Gold

NZ’s Ben Fouhy won the individual 1,000m kayaking event at the flat-water world championships held in the US last month, qualifying him for the 2004 Athens Olympics. Trained by NZ Olympic legend Ian Ferguson, he raced to gold ahead of Canadian Adam Van Koeverden and Australian Nathan Baggaley, winning in a time only 1.5 sec off the world record.