A Czech canoe tour along the gentle Berounka river


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Karlstejn Castle is a popular place to stop and the canoe tour ends in the village of the same name. — LADISLAV RENNER/Czech Tourism/dpa

Olympic canoeing champion Jiri Prskavec recalls paddling along the Berounka river in the Czech Republic with his parents. “I come from a family of paddlers.”

He won gold in canoe slalom at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics and appears to be in performance mode even in his leisure time. “The river is too shallow for me. There are no waves,” he says.

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