Competitions

We are five months away from the 2019 ECA Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint European Championships. This year’s competition for Juniors and paddlers in the U23 category will take place in Račice Arena, at the same venue which hosted the very successful Canoe Sprint and Paracanoeing World Championships in 2017. The 2019 ECA Junior & U23 Canoe Sprint European Championships will start on 10^th July with an opening ceremony.

Spanish island Lanzarote hosted the third edition of Atlantic Ocean Race which was a record breaking this year with more than 150 competitors from 16 countries taking part in this sporting event. Medallists from last year’s ocean racing European Championships have been among the best here too, but the win in men’s SS1 Elite category went to Sean Rice from South Africa and in women’s SS1 Elite category to his compatriot Hayley Nixon.

A few days ago we have announced the test season for the ECA European Open Canoe Slalom Cup race series which will be organised as a part of already existing ICF Ranking races. The first race of the series will be organised in Markkleeberg, Germany, on 6^th and 7^th April, and the second one will follow on 27^th and 28^th April 2019 in Ljubljana – Tacen, Slovenia. Bulletins for the first two races are now available on our website.

Portuguese Canoe Federation and organising committee of the 2019 ECA Canoe Polo European Championships have issued the first bulletin for the upcoming championships which will be held in Coimbra between 28^th August and 1^st September 2019.

Royal Spanish Canoe Federation (RFEP) awarded the best athletes of the season 2018 at their annual gala which was held in Madrid. At the 36^th edition of gala Carlos Garrote and Teresa Portela won the titles of best athletes in the previous year. RFEP celebrates 60^th anniversary this year and they have presented the new anthem of the federation during the gala evening.