BIO (ENG)

I am a director of sports performance, a consultant, an entrepreneur, and a proud father of three. For over 15 years, I competed as an international kayaker winning two World titles with my teammates.

I hold a PhD in Educational Psychology with a specialization in Sport Performance Psychology and have worked as a lecturer and researcher at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU).

For nearly a decade, I worked as the Technical Director for the Royal Spanish Canoeing Federation. In this role, I led teams to historic achievements, including acting as Team Leader at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, where we won four medals (three gold and one bronze), and at the Paris 2024 Olympics, where we secured two bronze medals. At the 2022 World Championships in Halifax, I was proud to lead Spain to the top of the medal table for the first time in Spanish canoeing history.

I am also the founder of The Paddle Games, a groundbreaking canoe sprint format hosted in dynamic urban or scenic locations with simple, sustainable logistics. Additionally, I am a co-owner of Fox Performance, a high-performance sport technology, engineering, and innovation company based in Oxford.

E-MAIL: info@ekaitzsaies.com

INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/ekaitzsaies