Canoeing At The 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's Slalom C-1
The men's Canoe slalom, C-1 slalom canoeing event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on 27 and 29 July 2024 at the National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France in Vaires-sur-Marne. Benjamin Savšek was a 2020 Olympic champion, but he was placed eleventh. Background This will the 10th appearance of the event, having previously appeared in every Summer Olympics with slalom canoeing: 1972 and 1992–2020. Qualification Competition format Slalom canoeing uses a three-round format, with heats, semifinal, and final. In the heats, each canoeist has two runs at the course with the better time counting. The top 16 advance to the semifinal. In the semifinal, the canoeists get a single run; the top 12 advance to the final. The best time in the single-run final wins gold. The canoe course is approximately 250 metres long, with up to 25 gates that the canoeist must pass in the correct direction. Penalty time is added for infractions such as passing on the wrong side or tou ...
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