Canoe and kayak sprint racing made its Olympic debut as a demonstration sport in the 1924 Paris Games and became a medal sport for men only 12 years later. Women began competing in kayak sprint in ...

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.

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 ...

Canoeing is how this whole paddling business got started, and as they navigated their bark craft through the boreal forest, early paddlers faced the same challenge you did at summer camp: sharing the ...

Watch BBC Sport Scotland's Laura McGhie take on the canoe slalom in Glasgow Fast Answers Why get into canoeing? It's fun way to explore while keeping your arms and heart pumping. Who is it for?

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 ...