ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
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The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non-Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they had taken place in odd-numbered years. The 2001 championships were scheduled to take place in Ducktown, Tennessee (East of Chattanooga) from 20 to 23 September, but were canceled in the wake of the September 11 attacks.[1]
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships | |
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Genre | Canoeing |
Frequency | Annual, except for Olympic years |
Location(s) | Varies (see Host cities in prose) |
Inaugurated | 1949 |
Previous event | 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships |
Next event | 2025 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships |
Participants | Men and women |
Organised by | International Canoe Federation |
Men race in single kayaks (K1) and single canoes (C1) both individually and in teams. Women race in K1 both individually and in teams and since the 2010 championships also in C1 individually. A team event was scheduled for those championships, but it was canceled because of weather conditions. The first women's C1 team event took place at the 2011 world championships, but no medals were awarded. The first medals in this event were awarded in 2013.
The men's C2 event was removed from the World Championships before the 2018 edition.[2] The mixed C2 event was reinstated in 2017 after a 36-year hiatus, but it only lasted until 2019. The kayak cross events for men and women were first introduced in 2017 (as extreme kayak).