ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
Genre	Canoeing
Frequency	Annual, except for Olympic years
Location(s)	Varies (see Host cities in prose)
Inaugurated	1949
Previous event	2014 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
Next event	2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
Participants	Men and women
Organised by	International Canoe Federation

The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non-Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they had taken place in odd-numbered years. Prior to November 2008, canoe slalom was known as whitewater slalom.

Men race in single boat kayaks (K-1), single boat Canadian canoe (C-1) and pair boat Canadian canoe (C-2) both individually and in teams. Women race in K-1-boats both individually and in teams. Beginning at the 2010 championships, women raced in C-1 on the individual level. A team event was scheduled for those championships, but it was canceled because of weather conditions. The first women's C-1 team event took place at the 2011 world championships, but no medals were awarded. The first medals in this event were awarded in 2013.

As of the 2015 championships.

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