A total of 24 countries from five continents have confirmed canoe slalom quotas for next year’s Olympic Games in Paris.
The quotas were earned at the ICF Slalom World Championships at Lee Valley in London, and the European Championships in Krakow. The remaining continental qualifiers will be held early next year.
Seven countries qualified athletes in all four categories – men’s and women’s K1 and C1. Six countries qualified just one quota, including Morocco, China, Ukraine and Andorra.
The full list of country quota allocations can be found here.
Among those who are guaranteed to have a full complement of athletes in Paris are the slalom powerhouse nations of Great Britain, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Slovakia and host nation France.
The remaining continental qualifiers will be held as follows;
Asia: Tokyo, Japan, October 26-29.
Oceania: Penrith, Australia, January 26-28 2024
Africa: TBC
Pan-American: Rio de Janiero, March 15-17, 2024
At the continental qualifiers one quota can be earned in each of the four categories. However, athletes who have already earned a quota at the world championships will be ineligible to earn more quotas. Likewise, if a country has already earned a quota in a category, it cannot earn another quota at the continental championships.
Three quotas for both the men’s and women’s kayak cross will be up for grabs in Prague on June 7-9 next year. Only athletes who have not yet earned a quota will be able to compete for the three positions.
A total of 82 quotas will be allocated for Paris – 41 for both men and women. There will be 21 each for the men’s and women’s K1, and 17 each for the men’s and women’s C1. Although only three quotas will be allocated for kayak cross for both men and women, athletes competing in K1 and C1 will e permitted to compete in the debut of kayak cross in Paris.
However each country will be allowed only two male and two female athletes.
It is up to each country to determine which athletes will fill the quotas for Paris 2024.
COUNTRY QUOTAS – CANOE SLALOM
Andorra – WC1
Australia – WC1, WK1, MK1
Austria – WK1, MK1
Brazil – WC1, WK1
China – MK1
Croatia – MC1
Czech Republic – WC1, MC1, WK1, MK1
Spain – WC1, MC1, WK1, MK1
France – WC1, MC1, WK1, MK1
Great Britain – WC1, MC1, WK1, MK1
Germany – WC1, MC1, WK1
Ireland – MC1, WK1, MK1
Italy – WC1, MC1, WK1, MK1
Japan – WK1, MK1
Morocco – MK1
Netherlands – MC1, WK1
New Zealand – WK1, MK1
Poland – MC1, WK1, MK1
Slovenia – WC1, MC1, WK1, MK1
Switzerland – WK1, MK1
Slovakia – WC1, MC1, WK1, MK1
Sweden – MK1
Ukraine – WC1
USA – WC1, MC1
