Canoe-+Slalom,+Sprint

The first Olympic Canoe Slalom was at the Munich Games in 1972. It came back into the Olympic arena in Barcelona in 1992 and has been part of the Olympic programme since. **How the competition runs** In the slalom competition competiters canoe down a white water course with up to 25 gates to negotiate. Touching a gate adds a two second time penalty to the run and missing a gate incurs a fifty second penalty. Slalom is a time trial and there is new racer starting when one has finished. || Canoe Sprint started at the Olympic Games as a demonstration event in 1924. It became a full medal sport at the Berlin 1936 Games. Women first competed at the London 1948 Games.
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 * [[image:gooooooolamkbrlamkbr.jpg width="352" height="291"]] || **Canoe Slalom**
 * [[image:Ivan___Alex_catch_K-2lamkbrlamkbr.jpg width="351" height="250"]] || **Canoe Sprint**

How the competition runs The paddler is in a sitting position with a double ended paddle and another kneels in the boat using a single bladed paddle. The racing is head to head across 9 lanes with the objective to cross the line first. In the Sprint competitions, paddlers race across calm water over distances of 200m, 500m and 1000m. There are Olympic events for single athletes, pairs and fours. Both men and women race though women have yet to achieve Olympic status in Canoe. || include component="backlinks" page="Canoe- Slalom, Sprint" limit="10"