Channel 5 covered this story last night.

Basically just read the OKCTalk story (and mentioned us by name) and then had a brief interview with Mike Knopp who merely said, "We've been working for 15 years to turn Oklahoma City into an international hub for rowing, kayak, and canoe and we've recently added a lot of hotel rooms".

He can't say anything more until there is an official announcement, of course.


Everything I've learned points to this pretty much being a done deal for canoe slalom and I'm still hoping rowing may be a possibility.


The response has been strong but a little more muted than I would have predicted. I realize most people 1) don't believe it; and 2) don't fully comprehend what this means.