Ocean Racing

The first European champions of the 2026 Paddle Europe Junior and Under 23 Sprint Championships were crowned on Saturday as ten 1000meters Final A races opened the medal Program in Szeged.

The opening title session immediately produced history: a new European Best Time, Türkiye’s first individual medal at these championships, a third consecutive title for Czechia’s Adam Rudolf and Great Britain’s return to the men’s podium after seven years.

Four of the ten races were won by AIN-A or AIN-B. As these delegations are not included as countries in the National Federation medal table, six gold medals count towards the official country ranking after the first finals day.

The 2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships reach their final day in Oklahoma City, United States, with the Men’s and Women’s Kayak Cross titles set to bring six days of competition to a close.

Ten of the 12 world titles on the program have already been decided across Kayak Cross Individual, Canoe Slalom, Kayak Slalom and the four team events.

European athletes and nations have dominated the championships so far, winning 26 of the 30 medals awarded. Europe has claimed seven gold, nine silver and all ten bronze medals, representing 86.7 per cent of the available podium positions.