Retirement from sport

Based on ICF anti-doping Rules art 5.6.3 an Athlete in ICF’s Registered Testing Pool shall continue to be subject to the obligation to comply with the whereabouts requirements of Annex I to the International Standard for Testing and Investigations unless and until (a) the Athlete gives written notice to ICF that he/she has retired or (b) ICF has informed him or her that he/she no longer satisfies the criteria for inclusion in ICF's Registered Testing Pool.

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For the 2017 Racing Season the ICF Canoe Slalom Technical Committee has determined the progression to the semi final and final for World Championships, all World Cups and ICF Ranking races will be as follows:

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1. All Federations ranked on the 2016 ICF CSL Ranking list will get a minimum quota allocation of 2 boats per event in the Canoe Slalom (CSL) World Cup Races. Up to 2 additional quotas may be qualified via the 2016 ICF CSL Ranking. Federations not ranked on the 2016 ICF Ranking list will get a quota allocation of 1 boat.
   

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World Cup Competitions must be open to all 5 Continents (rule 44.2.4).

World Cup Competitions are valid only if at least 6 Federations start (rule 44.2.5).

In the event of a tie in the final ranking, after the last race in the series, the higher ranking is given to the competitor having the best result in the last race in the World Cup Series (rule 44.8.5).

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ICF Points Calculation and ICF CSL Ranking

ICF points are calculated separately for each phase (Heats, Semi-final or Final) in which an athlete participates. The lowest point value out of those 3 is the ICF points earned by the athlete for that race.