2017 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 2017 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships was the 38th edition of the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. The event took place from 22 September to 1 October 2017 in Pau, France under the auspices of International Canoe Federation (ICF) at the Pau-Pyrénées Whitewater Stadium. Pau was also hosting the Wildwater Canoeing World Championships as part of the same event.[1][2]

The Mixed C2 event returned to the world's program for the first time since 1981. The men's C2 team event was not a world championship event due to only 4 countries participating. A non-olympic event must have participants from at least 6 countries to be counted as a world championship.[3]

A brand new medal event was the Extreme K1 which has been part of the World Cup program since 2016.[4]

  1. ^ "Canoe Slalom Calendar". International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Pau set to host biggest slalom and wildwater World Championships ever". CanoeICF.com. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  3. ^ "INTERNATIONAL CANOE FEDERATION CANOE SLALOM COMPETITION RULES 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Estanguet urges canoe slalom to be bold to guarantee future growth". CanoeICF.com. Retrieved 26 September 2017.