Hoichan Kwon

With just 6 weeks to go until the ICF SUP World Championships in Sarasota, excitement is building for what promises to be an unforgettable event. Hoichan Kwon, head of SUP at the ICF, shares his vision for the event with TotalSUP and its significance to the SUP scene in the USA. As some of the […]

As the 2024 SUP racing season reaches its midpoint, we sit down with Hoichan Kwon, head of SUP Racing at the International Canoe Federation (ICF). Reflecting on a thrilling first half of the year, Hoichan highlights the successful integration of opportunities for juniors and the significant turnout at key events, such as the Spring SUP […]

With the anticipation of the 2024 season mounting, and following the resounding success of the 2023 ICF SUP Worlds in Thailand, which showcased the sport’s global appeal with over 900 participants from 51 nations, Hoichan Kwon, the esteemed Event Manager at the International Canoe Federation (ICF) shares his insights and strategic outlook for the upcoming […]

Following two successful and well-run SUP Race world championships organized in 2019 in China and in 2021 in Hungary, the International Canoe Federation (also know as ICF or Planet Canoe on the web), launched their Stand Up Paddle Race 2022 season with an extra load of ambition. Two XL-sized international events are already proof of […]

PRESS RELEASE / International Canoe Federation, Lausanne The International Canoe Federation is excited to announce it has teamed up with one of the biggest stand up paddle events on the planet as part of an incredibly busy 2022 SUP season. The Carolina Cup on USA’s East coast attracts hundreds of paddlers every year, and this […]

The excitement is building up as we are less than one month away from the 2021 ICF SUP Worlds that will take place on Lake Balaton in Hungary from September 9th to September 12th which I will have the pleasure to co-announce. Like in 2019 in Qingdao, all the events are open to everyone and […]