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 ...
at the
2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
in
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
was contested in two main disciplines:
canoe slalom
Canoe slalom (previously known as whitewater slalom) is a competitive sport with the aim to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging downstream or upstream gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of th ...
, to take place from 25 to 30 July 2021, and
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 ...
, from 2 to 7 August.
The slalom competitions will be held at the
Kasai Canoe Slalom Course
The Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre is a whitewater paddling venue, constructed to host the canoeing slalom events for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. It is first artificial slalom course in Japan. The total construction cost of this venue was aroun ...
; whereas the sprint events will be staged at
Sea Forest Waterway
The is a regatta venue for rowing (sport), rowing and canoeing, situated in Kōtō and Ōta, Tokyo, Ōta, Tokyo Bay, in Japan.
History
The venue was built for the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Paralympics, Paralympic Games. Construction ...
.
The competition featured 16 events. The programme saw four event changes, all replacements, from 2016. In sprint, the men's C-1 200 metres and men's K-2 200 metres were replaced with women's C-1 200 metres and women's C-2 500 metres. In slalom, the men's C-2 was removed. Women's C-1 was added. These three changes were part of the Olympics' move towards gender equality.
In addition, the sprint men's K-4 1000 metres was replaced with a shorter race, the men's K-4 500 metres.
Qualification
Competition schedule
Participating nations
Below is the list of NOCs participants in the canoeing competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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Competitors
Medal summary
Medal table
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See also
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Canoeing at the 2018 Asian Games
The canoe racing, canoeing races at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang were contested in three main disciplines: the whitewater slalom, slalom from 21 to 23 August, and the canoe racing#Canoe sprint, sprint from 29 August to 1 Septembe ...
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Canoeing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
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Canoeing at the 2019 African Games
Canoeing at the 2019 African Games was held from 28 to 30 August 2019 in Salé, Morocco.
The event served as a qualifier for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
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Canoe sprint at the 2019 European Games
At the 2019 European Games in Minsk, sixteen medal events in canoe sprint were contested between 25 and 27 June 2019, of which five are Canadian canoe events and eleven are kayak events.
In contrast to 2015, this competition effectively repla ...
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Canoeing at the 2019 Pan American Games
Canoeing competitions at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, are scheduled to be held at the Rio Canete located in the city of Lunahuaná (slalom) and Albufera Medio Mundo in the city of Huacho ( sprint).
The sprint competitions will sta ...
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Paracanoeing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Paracanoeing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan took place at the Sea Forest Waterway, the same location where the rowing took place. This was the second appearance of paracanoe in the Paralympic Games and the debut of all three va ...
References
External links
International Canoe FederationResults book – Canoe Slalom
Results book – Canoe Sprint
{{Canoeing and kayaking at the Summer Olympics
Canoeing and kayaking competitions in Japan
Canoeing at the Summer Olympics
2020 Summer Olympics events
2021 in canoeing