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Ferkins packs for Paris: Gisborne paddler reserve for Kiwi canoe crews

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Gisborne’s Zach Ferkins has overcome a heart condition to be named reserve for the New Zealand men’s canoe sprint crews at the Paris Olympics. If he was to get the chance to race, he would be following in the footsteps of Gisborne’s Alan Thompson, Grant Bramwell and, more recently, Darryl Fitzgerald. Photo / Paul Rickard

Zach Ferkins packed today for an eight-week trip that could be the highlight of his sporting life . . . or simply a great experience at the heart of an Olympic campaign. 

Ferkins, 25, is due to leave Gisborne early tomorrow and then travel 30 hours to join the New Zealand canoe sprint team in Spain as they prepare for the Paris Olympics starting on July 26. After three weeks in Spain, they h...

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