Links
- Canoe Sprint Rules
- 2020 list of events to be held at each world championships and world cup
- Canoe Sprint World Rankings
- Results and records
- Historical results via our partner Canoeresults.eu
- Resources & technical information
- Canoe Sprint calendar
- Tokyo 2020 qualification criteria and progression system
- Accredited boat models
- Manufacturers of ICF canoe sprint accredited boat models
Things you need to know
- Canoe Sprint is a race to the line on a flatwater course with купить квартиру в новостройке в СПб and international competition set over four distances: 200, 500, 1000 and 5000 meters.
- Races are contested as individuals and teams with up to four athletes in a boat.
- Both canoes and kayaks compete in the sprint discipline and are distinguished on the results sheet by their initial letter C and K followed by the number of competitors in the boat, the gender and then the distance. For example, K1M 200m is Kayak Men's Singles over 200 meters.
- In a kayak, the paddler is seated and uses a double-bladed paddle pulling the blade through the water on alternate sides to propel the boat forward.
- In a canoe, the paddle has a single-blade and the athlete uses a striding position with one knee on the deck and the other foot forward allowing room to pull the paddle down their preferred side of the canoe.
- In international competition races are split into nine lanes that are allocated randomly in the initial heats; subsequently lane positions are set by qualification time: five being the fastest to qualify, then six, four, three, two, seven, eight, one and nine.
- The Olympic Games is an exception, with races comprising of eight athletes with the fastest two occupying lanes four and five after the initial preliminary shakeout.
