Programme

The 2021 ICF Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Cup and European Olympic Qualifier took place at the Maty-ér Regatta Course in Szeged, Hungary, from 12 to 16 May 2021. The event brought together the European Olympic qualification competitions, the ICF Paracanoe World Cup and the ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup.

Event Programme

The official programme covered the arrival and preparation period, accreditation, classification, official training and competition days. The main competitions took place between Wednesday 12 May and Sunday 16 May.

Saturday, 8 May

• Access period begins
• Regatta Course opens for training

8–11 May

• Paracanoe classification

Monday, 10 May

• Accreditation opens

Tuesday, 11 May

• Team Leaders' Meeting
• International Technical Officials' Meeting
• Official training
• Starting-machine tests

Wednesday, 12 May

• Team Leaders' Meeting for the Sprint and Paracanoe World Cup
• European Olympic Qualifier competition

Thursday, 13 May

• European Olympic Qualifier competition
• Paracanoe World Cup competition

Friday, 14 May

• Canoe Sprint World Cup competition
• Paracanoe World Cup competition

Saturday, 15 May

• Canoe Sprint World Cup competition
• Paracanoe World Cup competition

Sunday, 16 May

• Canoe Sprint World Cup competition
• End of the event access period

European Olympic Qualifier

The European Olympic Qualifier featured the Olympic canoe sprint events in which athletes competed for qualification places for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Women

• K1 200m
• K1 500m
• K2 500m
• C1 200m
• C2 500m

Men

• K1 200m
• K1 1000m
• K2 1000m
• C1 1000m
• C2 1000m

ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup

The Canoe Sprint World Cup programme featured a wide range of kayak and canoe events for both women and men, including individual, crew and long-distance races.

Women

• K1 200m
• K1 500m
• K1 1000m
• K1 5000m
• K2 200m
• K2 500m
• K4 500m
• C1 200m
• C1 500m
• C1 5000m
• C2 200m
• C2 500m

Men

• K1 200m
• K1 500m
• K1 1000m
• K1 5000m
• K2 500m
• K2 1000m
• K4 500m
• C1 500m
• C1 1000m
• C1 5000m
• C2 500m
• C2 1000m

ICF Paracanoe World Cup

The Paracanoe World Cup formed another important part of the Szeged programme, with classification taking place before the competition days and races held from 13 to 15 May.

• VL1 200m
• VL2 200m
• VL3 200m
• KL1 200m
• KL2 200m
• KL3 200m

Mixed Events

• K2 200m
• C2 200m

Venue

Maty-ér Regatta Course
Szeged, Hungary

The regatta course hosted the athletes throughout the competition and provided the setting for the Olympic qualification races, the Canoe Sprint World Cup and the Paracanoe World Cup.