A total of 28 countries from four continents have now confirmed canoe sprint quotas for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The quotas were allocated after this year’s ICF Sprint World Championships in Duisburg. Host nation Germany earned the most athlete quota places in Paris, with 17, while Spain and Hungary both earned 15 Olympic starters.

Six nations earned just one athlete quota place – Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Croatia and USA.

Countries will get a further chance to earn quotas at their continental championships. Only the men’s and women’s K4 have been fully allocated. There are a total of 236 quota places available – 117 each for men and women.

The continental qualifiers are as follows;

Africa – Abuja, November 23-26 2023

Oceania – Sydney, February 14-18 2024

Asia – Tokyo, April 18-21 2024 Pan America – Sarasota, April 23-25 2024

European – Szeged, May 8-9

Pan America – Sarasota, April 23-25 

CURRENT CANOE SPRINT PARIS BOAT QUOTAS

Argentina – K1M 1000

Australia – K4M 500, K2M 500, K4W 500, K1W 500

Belgium – K1M 1000, K2W 500

Brazil – C1M 1000

Bulgaria – K1W 500

Canada – K4M 500, K4W 500, K1W 500, C2W 500, C1W 200

Chile – C1W 200

China – K4M 500, K4W 500, C2M 500, C2W 500, C1W 200

Croatia – K1W 500

Cuba – C2W 500

Czech Republic – K2M 500, K1M 1000, C2M 500

Denmark – K4M 500, K2W 500

Spain – K4M 500, K2M 500, K1M 1000, K4W 500, K1W 500, C2M 500, C2W 500

France – K2W 500, C2M 500

Germany – K4M 500, K2M 500, K4W 500, K2W 500, C2M 500, C1M 1000, C2W 500

Hungary – K4M 500, K2M 500, K1M 1000, K4W 500, C2M 500, C1M 1000, C2W 500

Italy – C2M 500

Lithuania – K4M 500, K2M 500

Moldova – C1M 1000, C2W 500

Norway – K4W 500

New Zealand – K4W 500

Poland – K4W 500, K2W 500, C1M 1000, C1W 200

Portugal – K2M 500, K1M 1000, K1W 500

Romania – C2M 500, C1M 1000

Serbia – K4M 500, K4W 500

Sweden – K1M 1000, K2W 500, K1W 500

Ukraine – K4M 500, C2W 500

USA – C1W 200 The full qualification tables can be found here.