| ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | sporting event |
| Date(s) | mid-year |
| Frequency | annual |
| Country | varying |
| Inaugurated | 1938 |
The ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships are an international event in canoe racing, one of two top-tier Summer Olympic sport events organized by the International Canoe Federation (the other being the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships). They are usually held every non-Olympic year and have officially included paracanoe events since 2010; paracanoe-specific editions of this event (named ICF Paracanoe World Championships) are usually held in Summer Paralympic years.
Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing.