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2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
43rd edition of the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, the 43rd edition of the World Championships, were held in Račice, Czech Republic, from 23 to 27 August 2017.[1]
Explanation of events
Canoe sprint competitions are contested in either a Canadian canoe (C), an open canoe with a single-blade paddle, or in a kayak (K), a closed canoe with a double-bladed paddle. Each canoe or kayak can hold one person (1), two people (2), or four people (4). For each of the specific canoes or kayaks, such as a K-1 (kayak single), the competition distances can be 200, 500, 1000 or 5000 metres. When a competition is listed as a K-2 500m event, for example, it means two people are in a kayak competing over a distance of 500 metres.[2]
Paracanoe competitions are contested in either a va'a (V), an outrigger canoe (which includes a second pontoon) with a single-blade paddle, or in a kayak (as above). All international competitions are held over 200 metres in single-man boats, with three event classes in both types of vessel for men and women depending on the level of an athlete's impairment. The lower the classification number, the more severe the impairment is – for example, VL1 is a va'a competition for those with particularly severe impairments.[3]
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Medal table
Men's events
Non-Olympic classes
Canoe
Kayak
Women's events
Non-Olympic classes
Canoe
Kayak
Medal reallocation
- Bence Horváth of Hungary, who originally clocked 34.070 for silver, was disqualified on 25 March 2018 after it emerged he tested positive for EPO on 12 June 2017.[13]
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Non-Paralympic classes
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