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Precision and speed on the wild water
In Slalom Racing, paddlers have to navigate the kayak or canoe through pairs of poles, called "gates", set up over the challenging rapids, waves, eddies and currents on a 300m stretch of rough water. If the paddler touches one of the poles, or misses a gate altogether, penalty times are added to the time achieved by the competitor on that run. They are single kayak (K) events, for men and women, and canoe events, also for men and women, in single (C1) and double boats (C2). There are also team events.
This discipline made its appearance in the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972 and then had to wait until 1992 to be reinstated to the Olympic programme.
A Historic Return to a Legendary Venue
Twenty years after hosting the 2005 World Championships, the Penrith Whitewater Stadium in New South Wales, Australia, once again rocked to the rhythm of world-class canoe slalom from September 29 to October 4, 2025.
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The final day of the 2025 ECA Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom European Championships in Solkan, Slovenia, delivered intense battles in both individual kayak cross and kayak cross events, with eight more sets of medals awarded. Victories went to Spain, Czechia, Germany, France, and two remained on home soil in Slovenia.
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The penultimate day of the 2025 ECA Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom European Championships in Solkan, Slovenia, delivered another round of thrilling races among young canoe slalom athletes. Saturday’s events, featuring canoe finals, brought victories for Switzerland, Slovakia, Slovenia and France.
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