In slalom, a canoe is required to be a minimum of 3.5m long for C1 and 4.1m for C2 and competitors use single-blade paddles ...

Hungary has the most total canoeing medals in Olympics history with 86: 28 gold, 31 silver and 27 bronze. Germany (34) and the Soviet Union (29), however, have more gold medals. All canoeing events ...

Editor’s note: With the Olympics in full swing, we asked Seattle Times reporting intern Kristen Gowdy to get the full experience on some of the sports being played in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.

Day 3 of canoe and kayak slalom heats at Whitewater Stadium featured men’s canoe double (C2) and women’s kayak single (K1) competition. Over 30 combined canoe/kayak slalom athletes raced in the heats.

The world’s strongest and most skilled paddlers are heading to Paris. Canoeing and kayaking have been part of the Olympics for a full century and will be back for the 2024 Games with a new event.

The head-to-head competition provides exciting action with four paddlers going at it to get down the course the fastest. The format lends itself to chaos, creating a wide-open field with dark horses ...

Canoeists kneel in their boat and use a single-bladed paddle on one side at a time. Kayakers sit in their boat and use a double-bladed paddle. As an Olympic sport, “canoeing” includes both canoe and ...

Located in the heart of the Deodoro zone, Whitewater Stadium had a sell-out crowd in attendance for the canoe and kayak slalom heats during Day 2 of the Rio Olympics. Sunday afternoon’s slalom heats ...

Located in the heart of the Deodoro zone, Whitewater Stadium had a sell-out crowd in attendance for the canoe and kayak slalom heats during Day 2 of the Rio Olympics. Sunday afternoon’s slalom heats ...