2022 MyLife Dusi Canoe marathon comes to a close
It was a ninth title in a row and twelfth overall for Andy Birkett.
DUSI Canoe all-star, Andy Birkett and his young partner Dave Evans sealed victory in fine style at this year’s MyLife Dusi Canoe Marathon.
The 71st edition of the marathon saw competitors end the final leg of the race at Durban’s Blue Lagoon on Saturday afternoon.
Friends, family and supporters showed up in their numbers to welcome paddlers at the final stage.
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This iconic South African canoeing event was founded in 1951, and covers 120km between the cities of Pietermaritzburg and Durban in KwaZulu-Natal on the East Coast of South Africa.
The Dusi is the biggest canoeing event on the African continent, and one of the world’s most popular river marathons.
The race is held in February every year and kicks off on the Msunduzi River that runs through Pietermaritzburg.
The halfway point of the race begins where the Msunduzi River meets the far larger uMngeni River and the final leg is a 36km stretch from Inanda Dam to Blue Lagoon in Durban.
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