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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.
Congratulations to former French canoe slalom paddler Tony Estanguet, President of the Paris 2024 Organising Committee, who was elected as an IOC member.
Read moreThe Pyrenees Cup, which counted as the ECA Open Canoe Slalom European Cup and the ICF Canoe Slalom World Ranking, has concluded in La Seu d’Urgell. The final day featured the kayak cross events, where Portuguese paddler Federico Alvarenga won the men's final, writing a new chapter in Portugal’s canoeing history. This marks Portugal’s first-ever gold medal in high-level international kayak cross competitions.
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Spanish canoe slalom paddler Miquel Trave was the first name of Saturday's part of the ECA Open Canoe Slalom European Cup, held in La Seu d’Urgell. The second event of the Pyrenees Cup, which also counted as the ICF Canoe Slalom World Ranking race, took place at the 1992 Olympic venue. Home competitor Trave claimed victory in both the kayak and canoe events.
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