Canoe slalom events at the 2023 European Games were held at the Kraków-Kolna Canoe Slalom Course. A total of 10 medal events were contested, 5 for men and women each (C1, K1, Kayak cross, C1 team and K1 team).
It was the first time that canoe slalom was in the program of European Games. The competition was also the 24th edition of the European Canoe Slalom Championships.[1][2]
Qualification
Each NOC (National Olympic Committee) is allowed three quota spots in each individual event. Each NOC is also entitled to have one team in each team event.[3]
The competitions also served as qualification for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The results were evaluated retroactively after the completion of the global qualification event, the 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. There was one quota spot available in K1 and C1 each, but no quota spots in kayak cross.[3] The quota were ultimately earned by Austria (men's kayak), the Netherlands (men's canoe), Ireland (women's kayak) and Slovenia (women's canoe).
References
^"Canoe Slalom". European-Games.org. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2023.