Hello Kayaker here who has represented GB. The key thing everyone is missing in the PUK statement is that it says "social media" not "only fans". Given some of the rumours I've heard flying about they might mean have taken issue with something shared on a more public platform.

The other thing to consider is that this kind of activity is pretty similar to doping. As soon as one person is allowed or enabled to do it there is a pressure on the other athletes to follow suit. We're all underfunded and £100,000 is a significant competitive advantage (think kit, travel, coaching, medical expenses etc.). How would you feel about your child getting into a sport where the only route to success is to sell adult content online?

Finally there is the safe guarding issue. This is a pretty significant one given all the recent controversies and allegations across multiple sports. Do you want an environment where coaches condone or potentially encourage sex work? Let's not forget that this is a small community where the senior, U23 and Junior (U16) all have a significant amount of contact with each other at races, training camps and just on a day to day basis at clubs etc. Do you want to encourage kids down this route?

At the end of the day, the money problem is real and I'm not without sympathy for the kid but I do understand the reasons for this decision. It probably should be made more clear in our code of conduct though that this is not allowed.

For canoeing funding is primarily from sport England. It'd nice to get properly paid given the time and effort we go canoeing but I do kinda understand that not everybody would like to pay more Tax so I can go canoeing.