A total of 16 events (ten in sprint and six in slalom) will be contested, two less than last edition of the games. Two events in canoe sprint (K−1 200, men and women) have been dropped. The men's C-2 and K-2 events will also now be contested over 500 meters, instead of 1000.[4] 176 athletes (130 in sprint, and 46 in slalom) are scheduled to contest the events.[4]
A total of 176 canoe and kayak athletes will qualify to compete. 126 will qualify in sprint (63 per gender) + four winners from the 2021 Junior Pan American Games and 46 in canoe slalom (23 per gender). The host nation (Chile) is guaranteed a boat in each event in the sprint discipline and in slalom (except the extreme events), however it must compete in the respective qualification tournaments.[5][6]
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