On a sunny, 74 degree day in Rio de Janeiro, four Olympic champions were crowned in canoe/kayak sprint. Two reigning, two new. The crowd cheered as Sebastian Brendel pumped both of his fists in the ...

In slalom, a canoe is required to be a minimum of 3.5m long for C1 and 4.1m for C2 and competitors use single-blade paddles ...

In the first-ever iteration of the women's canoe single 200m sprint at the Olympics, Nevin Harrison of the United States made history. Harrison took home the first Olympic gold medal in the event with ...

Hungary has the most total canoeing medals in Olympics history with 86: 28 gold, 31 silver and 27 bronze. Germany (34) and the Soviet Union (29), however, have more gold medals. All canoeing events ...

Some familiar faces will be back in the waters of Lagao Rodrigo de Freitas as the medal race lineups in the men’s K1 200m, men’s C2 1000m, women’s K4 500m and men’s K4 1000m divisions are decided on ...

The world’s strongest and most skilled paddlers are heading to Paris. Canoeing and kayaking have been part of the Olympics for a full century and will be back for the 2024 Games with a new event.