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.