What started as an innovative Olympic fundraiser has turned into a humanitarian campaign by New Zealand Olympic kayaker Mike Dawson. The

The hard work is done for kayaker Lisa Carrington; now it's managing the last bit of fine tuning before attempting to win two Olympic medals in Rio.

The 35-year-old earned the Oceania women's K1 200m spot for the Rio Games at Adelaide in February to become Samoa's first female Olympic kayaker.

Lisa Carrington's bid for double gold came up a second short at the opening World Cup regatta in Duisburg, Germany last night.

You look along the line at your rivals. What's going through your mind?

Carrington headlines a six-strong canoe sprint team to compete at Rio 2016, with the gold medallist selected alongside five paddlers set to make their Olympics debut.

All Lisa Carrington's planning towards a tilt at double gold at next year's Rio Olympics came to fruition in Milan in August.

Aldeyjarfoss is Iceland's most famous waterfall in kayaking circles, and for a few years was held in the Guinness World Record for the highest free-fall in a kayak. It has only been paddled by a handful of kayakers and is renowned for dishing out serious beatings including broken bones. Source: Red Bull/Youtube

Ben and Anton adventure through more of the Icelandic wilderness in search of more perfect waterfalls. They settle on Godafoss. Godafoss translates to ‘Waterfall of the Gods’. It got its name during early Christian times in Iceland when Norse deities were thrown into the falls in an effort to establish Christianity as the sole religion of the country. These days it is a tourist hot spot and one of the most famous waterfalls in Iceland. There are several lines to run on Godafoss due to its horseshoe shape and we ran it multiple times. It varies in height from 10 - 14 meters tall and no matter what time of the day you run it you will have a huge crowd of tourists cheering you on. Source: Red Bull/youtube

Kayaker Ben Brown and Anton Immler head over to the Kayaking mecca of Iceland to explore some of the natural wonders and pick off some classic waterfalls along the way. Ben's first stop was the waterfall Thjofafoss which translates to the ‘Waterfall of Thieves’ - it got its name form Pagan times when thieves were drowned in the waterfall for their crimes. It is approximately 14 meters tall and is more impressive for its volume rather than its height. Source: Red Bull/YouTube

An emphasis on improving their physical strength was a key part of the New Zealand women's K4 crew making leaps forward this year and qualifying for the Olympic Games.

One is the fashion capital of the world, the other is, well, in Canada, but Milan and Vancouver are connected by a pair of sporting trendsetters.

A rampant Lisa Carrington snared her own slice of history, easily defending her K1 200m title at the canoe racing world championships in Milan tonight.

Lisa Carrington has verified her quest to achieve double gold at the Rio Olympics by winning her maiden K1 500m.

Just how far Lisa Carrington has travelled in her sport will become apparent tonight.

Two Olympic hopefuls have withdrawn their legal battle to represent New Zealand in kayaking.

The Sports Tribunal has upheld an appeal by Andrew Roy against a decision Canoe Racing New Zealand made not to pick him for a World Championships event.