The 2018 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were the 39th edition of the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships . The event took place from 25 to 30 September 2018 in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil under the auspices of International Canoe Federation (ICF).[ 1] The competitions were held at the Deodoro Olympic Whitewater Stadium which had also hosted the canoe slalom events of the 2016 Summer Olympics .
Brazil hosted the event for the third time after the 1997 championships in Três Coroas and the 2007 championships in Foz do Iguaçu .
It was the first World Championships not to feature the discontinued men's C2 event.
Russia and Argentina won their first medals at the Canoe Slalom World Championships. Host nation Brazil won their first gold medal.
Schedule
11 medal events were held.[ 2]
All times listed are UTC-3 .
Date
Starting Time
Events
25 September
11:15
K1W, C1M, C1W, K1M teams
26 September
10:15
C1M, K1W heats – 1st run
13:30
C1M, K1W heats – 2nd run
27 September
09:00
C1W, K1M heats – 1st run
12:45
C1W, K1M heats – 2nd run
15:45
Extreme K1W, Extreme K1M time trials
28 September
09:00
C2Mx semifinal
10:15
C2Mx final
14:48
C1M, K1W semifinals
29 September
09:03
C1M, K1W finals
14:03
C1W, K1M semifinals
30 September
10:03
C1W, K1M finals
15:33
Extreme K1M, Extreme K1W 1/4 finals, 1/2 finals and finals
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Brazil )
Men
Canoe
Kayak
Women
Canoe
Kayak
Mixed
Canoe
There were no heats for the Mixed C2 event. Only semifinal and final runs. The gate setup was the same as for the heats of the other individual events, but different from the setup used for the semifinals and finals of those events.
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