Canoeing - Slalom training cancelled due to technical issues

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Canoe slalom training runs were cancelled on Thursday at Rio's Whitewater Stadium after technical problems with the course, organisers said in a statement. Training was halted at 12.30 p.m. local time and no more runs took place because of "technical issues on the course" at the Deodoro X-Park. The canoe slalom events begin on Aug. 7. (Reporting by Martyn Herman, editing by Ed Osmond)