No. of events 16 | Competitors 334 from 53 nations | |
Venue Olympic Whitewater Stadium (slalom)
Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas (sprint) Dates 7–11 August for Slalom
15–20 August for Sprint | ||
The canoeing races at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro were contested in two main disciplines: the slalom, from 7 to 11 August, and the sprint, from 15 to 20 August. The slalom canoe competition was held at the Olympic Whitewater Stadium; whereas the sprint events was staged at Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas in Copacabana. The location for canoeing events was a source of concern for athletes since the Brazilian federal government's Oswaldo Cruz Foundation lab has found the genes of drug-resistant super bacteria in Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon.
Contents
Around 330 athletes participated in 16 events.
Qualification
A new qualification system had been created for both slalom and sprint canoeing at the 2016 Olympic Games. The quotas were set for each event by the International Canoe Federation in August 2014.
Medal table
* Host nation (Brazil)