Rio 2016 Apps

Enhance your Games experience.

Download
Close Search
Who are you cheering on?

Who are you cheering on?

Choose your favorite athletes, teams, sports and countries by clicking on the buttons next to their names

Check out some suggestions based on your location:

Expand Content

    Check out your list of favourites. To add or remove, just click on the star

    Expand Content
      Expand Content
        Expand Content
          Expand Content

            Note: Your favourites settings are stored on your computer through Cookies If you want to keep them, refrain from clearing your browser history

            Please set your preferences

            Please check your preferences. You can change them at any time

            Expand Content
            Expand Content

            This time zone applies to all schedule times

            Expand Content
            Contrast
            Original colours Original colours High contrast High contrast
            View all acessibility resources
            Or
            A new world

            Canoe Sprint

            Buy Tickets Here
            Lagoa Stadium
            History will be made in Rio, where canoe makes its Paralympic Games debut. Athletes compete in kayaks, with six medal events – three for men and three for women – to be staged on Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas.
            Spectator's Guide - Canoe Sprint
            • Canoe Sprint

            About

            About

            Aim of the game

            Athletes in kayaks must complete a straight 200m course across calm waters in the fastest possible time

            Why should you watch this?

            This is a chance to witness history being made as paracanoe makes its debut in the Paralympic Games and dramatic races unfold amid the idyllic scenery of Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas

            Venues

            Lagoa Stadium

            International Federation

            ICF

            Paralympic debut

            Rio 2016

            Rules
            • Course judge

              Course judge

              Referees in motorised boats, positioned before the start line and after the finish line, inform the other officials in case of an irregularity

            • Blade

              Blade

              End of the paddle which is inserted into the water to propel the boat

            • PFD

              PFD

              Short for "personal flotation device" – the life jackets worn by canoeists

            Impress your friends

            • Originated in Greenland, kayaks were used by the Eskimos as a means of transport and support for fishing – they are believed to be at least 4,000 years old

              Originated in Greenland, kayaks were used by the Eskimos as a means of transport and support for fishing – they are believed to be at least 4,000 years old

            • Paracanoe emerged in 2009 through an initiative by the International Canoe Federation (ICF) to allow people with an impairment to participate in the sport

              Paracanoe emerged in 2009 through an initiative by the International Canoe Federation (ICF) to allow people with an impairment to participate in the sport

            • Events for athletes with an impairment were included in the canoe sprint world championships for the first time in 2009 in Halifax, Canada

              Events for athletes with an impairment were included in the canoe sprint world championships for the first time in 2009 in Halifax, Canada

            • Great Britain, home of seven-time world champion Jeannette Chippington, is the most successful country in world championships

              Great Britain, home of seven-time world champion Jeannette Chippington, is the most successful country in world championships

            • Brazil's Fernando Fernandes has won four world titles

              Brazil's Fernando Fernandes has won four world titles

            • The kayaks are adapted according to the functional abilities of each athlete

              The kayaks are adapted according to the functional abilities of each athlete

            • Before a car accident left him paraplegic, Brazil's four-time world champion Fernando Fernandes was a model who participated on reality TV show Big Brother

              Before a car accident left him paraplegic, Brazil's four-time world champion Fernando Fernandes was a model who participated on reality TV show Big Brother

            Course

            The competition is always held in calm waters and the race distance is always 200m.

            Start

            The starting positions are determined by electronic sensors.

            Boats

            The kayaks are up to 5.2m long, with a minimum width of 50cm, weigh at least 12kg and have space for one athlete, who sits inside the boat and paddles with one oar that has blades on each end.

            Stats

            Sports

            Favourites

            You have not set any sport as a favourite

            Suggestions:

            Images

            'Talent has never been so high' as Paralympic superstar swimmers prepare to dive in at Rio 2016 (Rio 2016)

            Full Coverage

            Guide

            Watch the Games

            Have Fun

            Road to Rio