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Stand Up Paddling
Stand Up Padlling, also known as SUP, is a sport which the Hawaiian kings practised centuries ago. It has increased in popularity over the last years and has found its ideal destination in the world of canoeing.
People of all ages can enjoy it, standing up on a board with a paddle with unbeatable views of the rivers and the nature.
Advanced paddlers and experts of this more and more popular sport find endless places to measure themselves against the wild forces of the sea, the rivers and other competitors.
Typical race formats are long distance events, in which distances stretch between 8 and 12 kilometres, as well as sprint events organised on a short course marked with buoy where 4 to 6 athletes are fighting head to head.
Children and amateur races are usually included in these events. And you can find plenty of other competition formats even for experts in wildwater.
Most common boards are 14" hardboards for elite paddlers and 12'6" hardboards and inflatable boards for younger and amateur classes.
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.
Paddle Europe is pleased to welcome Hungarian boat manufacturer HODY as its newest official partner, further strengthening its network of companies committed to the development and future of paddle sport across Europe.
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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.
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