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Slalom

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.

DOCUMENTS can be found here.

ECA Competitions

2025 ECA Junior Canoe Slalom ...
July 25. - 27. 2025, Krakow, POL
2025 ECA Junior and U23 Canoe ...
July 30. - August 3. 2025, Solkan, SLO
2025 ECA Open Canoe Slalom European ...
August 1. - 3. 2025, Bratislava, SVK
2025 ECA Junior Canoe Slalom ...
August 9. - 10. 2025, Bratislava, SVK
2025 ECA Open Canoe Slalom European ...
August 15. - 17. 2025, Prague, CZE
All competitions

NEWS

 Historic First Canoe Slalom Gold Medals at EYOF Awarded to Poland, Czechia and France
Historic First Canoe Slalom Gold Medals at EYOF Awarded to Poland, Czechia and France

Day four of the Summer European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) marked a historic milestone, as canoe slalom featured in the competition programme for the very first time. The winners of this debut edition were Marek Kulczycki from Poland, Barbora Ondrackova from Czechia, Leo Roye from France, and Patrycja Iwaniec from Poland.

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A New Chapter in Canoe Slalom History Will Be Written Tomorrow

The European Youth Olympic Festival is already in full swing. Tomorrow, however, will be a particularly special day in Skopje, North Macedonia. For the first time in EYOF history, canoe slalom will be part of the sports programme.

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BULLETIN N. 2 – 2025 ECA Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom European Championships
BULLETIN N. 2 – 2025 ECA Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom European Championships

The 2025 ECA Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom European Championships will be held in Solkan, Slovenia, from 30th July to 3rd August 2025.

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