Olympic Canoeing

Olympic Canoeing

The canoeing competition at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics will be held from August 11 to August 23 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing.

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The canoeing and kayaking competition is participated in by both women and men. There are two different fields, slalom and flatwater, each with different events.

Slalom
K-1 Men
C-1 Men
C-2 Men
K-1 Women

A country may enter up to one boat in each slalom event. Qualification is awarded to the country, not to the athletes. Two Tripartite Commission Invitation places will be awarded.

Flatwater
K-1 500m Men
K-1 1000m Men
K-2 500m Men
K-2 1000m Men
K-4 1000m Men
C-1 500m Men
C-1 1000m Men
C-2 500m Men
C-2 1000m Men
K-1 500m Women
K-2 500m Women
K-4 500m Women

A country man enter up to one boat in each flatwater competition. Qualification is awarded to the country, not to the athletes. The host nation may submit one boat in K-1 Men, K-1 Women and C-1 Men events.
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