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British Canoeist Kurts Adams Rozentals Banned Two Years Over Explicit Instagram Video

An independent panel deemed his conduct gross misconduct that brought the sport into serious disrepute under Paddle UK's code.

Overview

  • Paddle UK suspended the 23-year-old from all competition and training for two years and de-selected him from the UK Sport-funded World Class Programme.
  • An independent panel found he posted a video in March depicting a sexual act on an aircraft to his public Instagram, which he admitted and which was later removed.
  • The ruling cited gross misconduct for indecent behaviour and offensive use of social media under section 8.6 of the Athlete Disciplinary Policy.
  • The panel concluded he intentionally misinformed the press by attributing his initial suspension to his OnlyFans account.
  • Rozentals told BBC Sport the punishment felt "very extreme" and argued limited sport funding pushed him toward monetised content, noting £16,000 in annual support versus a claimed six-figure social-media income between January and May.