The 2024 Canoe Slalom World Cup was the highest level season-long series of competitions across six

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disciplines organized by the

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(ICF). It was the 37th edition and featured five stops (or races) in five different venues. Canoeists competed for the title of the overall world cup champion in each of the six disciplines (3 for men and 3 for women), which were determined by the total number of points obtained from the five races.

Calendar

The series opened with World Cup Race 1 in

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, Germany (30 May – 2 June) and concluded with the World Cup Final in La Seu, Spain (19-22 September).

Standings

The winner of each race was awarded 60 points (with double points awarded for the World Cup Final). Points for lower places differed from one category to another.

Points

*World Cup points are awarded based on the results of each race at each event as follows:

Results

World Cup Race 1

30 May - 2 June in

, Germany

World Cup Race 2

6–9 June in

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, Czech Republic Due to floods on the

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river, the schedule had to be amended. For the four classic slalom events this meant that there would only be a single run of qualification with the top 10 athletes advancing straight to the final. The kayak cross events served as the qualification tournament for the

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, with 3 spots up for grabs for both men and women. World cup points were not awarded for the kayak cross.

World Cup Race 3

13–16 June in

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, Poland

World Cup Race 4

12–15 September in

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, Italy Windy conditions on Friday, 13 September have forced changes in the schedule. The canoe events only had a single run qualification and kayak semifinals and finals were moved to Saturday.

World Cup Final

19–22 September in La Seu, Spain

References

External links

International Canoe Federation
{{Canoe Slalom World Cup seasons Canoe Slalom World Cup

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