About the event
This made-for-TV event features elite athletes from around the world racing non-conventional distances for big prize money. World and Olympic Champions will be travelling to Siberia to challenge themselves against the best of the best.
At the Kostenko Sports School in Barnaul, Altai Region, Russia, 12 leading Russian and international athletes will battle it out over 350m in men's and women's canoe and kayak for the grand prize of €8,000. The top 6 athletes in each event will all take home prize money, with a total of €120,000 awarded across the competition.
In a unique feature event, male and female athletes will be randomly paired to race in mixed C2 and K2 boats over the ultra short distance of 100m.
Each event will feature four tough rounds of heats, quarter finals, semi finals, and A and B finals.
Athletes were invited based on recent international results in the following competitions:
- 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
- 2017 / 2018 continental championships
- 2018 ICF canoe sprint world cups
In addition two athletes in each category were given wildcards and a further two were selected by the host organising committee.
The finals will be broadcast live on multiple channels including Eurosport and Match TV.
