The Krylatskoye Rowing Canal is a

canoe sprint Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water. Overview Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. Canoe sprints are so ...

and

rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically atta ...

venue located in the Krylatskoye Sports Complex in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

, Russia. Constructed in 1973, the venue hosted the 1973 European Rowing Championships. It then hosted

canoeing Canoeing is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle. Common meanings of the term are limited to when the canoeing is the central purpose of the activity. Broader meanings include when it is combined with other acti ...

and

competitions for the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

. It was the host venue for the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.

References

1980 Summer Olympics official report.
Volume 2. Part 1. pp. 91–94.
ICF Bidding Questionnaire: 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Moscow.
- accessed 11 April 2010. Venues of the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeing venues Olympic rowing venues Sports venues completed in 1973 Sports venues built in the Soviet Union Sports venues in Russia 1973 establishments in Russia {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub