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We would like to welcome you to Canoe Portugal , where you can get all the information not only about the past canoe events but also the upcoming ones which are going to take place in Portugal.

With a wide range of disciplines and international events in the past, Portugal is one of the most important organizers of this kind of sport both in the present and future.
Mostly known by the recent success and the huge canoe sprint organizations, Portugal and the Portuguese Canoe Federation have also managed, since the 80`s, other big events in disciplines such as Canoe Marathon, Canoe Polo and some more recent ones, Canoe Ocean Racing.

In this portal you will be able to find information about all these past events and also the events for the near future which were already given to our Federation and Country.

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THIRTEEN YEARS AFTER ORGANIZING THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CANOE SPRINT EVENT, IN 2012, PORTUGAL RECEIVED FOR THE FIRST TIME THE SENIOR AND PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN AUGUST 2018.

THIS EVENT WAS THE CULIMINATION OF A CYCLE OF SUCCESSFUL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE HIGH-PERFORMANCE CENTER OF MONTEMOR-O-VELHO AND AT THE SAME TIME CERTAINLY THE START OF A NEW PATTERN IN THIS DISCIPLINE. THEN WE WERE BACK IN 2021 DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WITH A VERY SUCCESSFUL JUNIORS & UNDER23 WOIRLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH MORE THAN 70 COUNTRIES.

MORE THAN 10 YEARS LATER ORGANISED ONCE AGAIN, IN 2023, THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS OF JUNIORS & UNDER 23,TOGETHER WITH PARACANOE.

IN 2025 WE WENT BACK TO ICF EVENTS WITH THE ORGANIZATION OF THE JUNIOR AND UNDER 23 WORLDS, TOGETHER EITH THE MASTERS.

ALREADY SHEDULE IS THE 2026 ECA SENIORS CANOE SPRINT EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, THAT WILL HAPPEN FOR THE FIR S TIME THE MASTERS.

IN THE CALENDAR IS ALREADY PLANNED THE 2028 ICF JUNIORS & UNDER 23 WORLD CHAMPIOSHIPS, THAT WEILL BE HOSTED FOR THRE 4^TH TIME IN MONTEMOR-O-VELHO.

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CANOE MARATHON RUNS ON OUR VEINS, WHICH IS CONFIRMED BY THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF OUR EVENTS AND OUR RESULTS IN THIS DISCIPLINE.

WE HAVE BEEN ORGANIZING WORLD EVENTS IN THIS DISCIPLINE SINCE 1989 ALL WAY TO 2025.

IN 2009 IN CRESTUMA AND THEN IN 2018 IN PRADO, PORTUGAL RECEIVED THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS.

PONTE DE LIMA STARTING ALSO BEING A MAJOR VENUE FOR CANOE MARATHON IN PORTUGAL, WITH EUROPEANS IN 2017, WORLDS IN 2022 AND AGAIN EUROPEANS IN 2025, BECAMING A SPECIAL PLACE FOR THE WORLD OF CANOEING.

PREPARATIONS ARE ALSO UNDERWAY FOR ONE 3^RD VENUE FOR THIS DISCIPLINE IN PORTUGAL. IN 2027 MIRANDELA WILL HOST THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CANOEING EVENT IN TUA RIVER.

AFTER THAT AND ALREADY IN THE PLAN IS THE BIDDING FOR 2029 WORLDS BACK TO PONTE DE LIMA.

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OCEAN RACING

A NEW SPECTACULAR SPORT HAS BORN INSIDE CANOEING MORE THAN 1 DECADE AGO, AND PORTUGAL IS ONE OF THE MAIN ORGANIZERS AND PROMOTERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL EVENTS WITHIN THIS DISCIPLINE.

WE HOSTED THE FIRST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN HISTORY OF THIS DISCIPLINE IN 2013, THEN THE FIRST EVER EUROPEAN IN 2014. IN THE PAST WE WERE ALSO ONE OF THE PLACES TO HOST THE SURFSKI WORLD SERIES BY ICF . WE WERE BACK IN 2022 AGAIN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NELO, AND HOSTED THE SECOND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE ORGANIZED IN NATIONAL TERRITORY.

IN 2024 WE MOVED THE ACTION TO BOTH OF OUR ISTLANDS, DOING THE EUROPEANS IN AZORES AND THE WORLD IN MADEIRA, LEAVING ON LEGACY THAT THESE PLACES WILL ALWAYS BENEFACT OF.

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KAYAK POLO

Portugal hosted back in the 90`s the world championships in Aveiro in a very special moment for the Portuguese Canoeing for the good and bad reasons. Years later, in 2019 we wanted to change those memories and presented a very successful and sustain event as we hosted the best European Championships ever in Coimbra. For the future we want to host the world championships

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