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Canoe / Kayak Flatwater

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List of Events

On the program of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Beijing 2008

• C-1 1000m (canoe single) Men
• C-1 500m (canoe single) Men
• C-2 1000m (canoe double) Men
• C-2 500m (canoe double) Men
• K-1 1000m (kayak single) Men
• K-1 500m (kayak single) Men
• K-2 1000m (kayak double) Men
• K-2 500m (kayak double) Men
• K-4 1000m (kayak four) Men
• K-1 500m (kayak single) Women
• K-2 500m (kayak double) Women
• K-4 500m (kayak four) Women

Athlete Quota:

172 men
74 women
Total of 246 athletes

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Allocation

PRINCIPLE
TIMELINE
QUOTA
ENTRY (M)
ENTRY (W)

QUALIFICATION SYSTEM PRINCIPLES
Event	Qualification	Total
2007 World Championships	Between 162 and 144 athlete quota places will be attributed at the 2007 World Championships to the top placed 6 to 14 NOCs in each event, including the host nation if not otherwise qualified.	Men: 112 / 100 quotas Women: 50 / 44 quotas
Continental Qualification Competitions	Continental Qualification Competitions will be held to attribute the following athlete quota places:	Men: 72 / 60 quotas Women: 30 / 24 quotas
	Europe: From 20 to 32 men and from 8 to 14 women athlete quota places will qualify Africa: 4 men and 1 women athlete quota places will qualify Oceania: 4 men and 1 women athlete quota places will qualify Asia: 16 men and 7 women athlete quota places will qualify America: 16 men and 7 women athlete quota places will qualify
Continental representation	Unused athlete quota places will be reallocated to continents	(-)
Host nation	If the host NOC participates in the Global Qualification Competition, but is not able to qualify in a Category either at the Global Qualification Competition or at the Continental Qualification Competition, then the host NOC will be allocated one Athlete Quota Place for each Category the NOC participated in at the Global Qualification Competition. If required, the host nation places will be awarded in the following Events within each Category: K1M 500m, K1W 500m and C1M 500m.
	The required Athlete Quota Place(s) will be taken from the Global Qualification’s number of Athlete Quota places
Tripartite Commission Invitations	2 Tripartite Commission Invitations will be available in the sport of Canoe - Kayak	(2 quotas)
Total	Men Women	172 quotas 74 quotas

From	To	Subject	Discipline
30-Jun-06		Location and site of Continental Qualification Competitions to be determined by ICF and communicated to NFs	Canoe/Kayak
8-Aug-07	12-Aug-07	Global Qualification Competition, Senior World Championships, Duisburg - GER	Flatwater Racing
19-Sep-07	23-Sep-07	Global Qualification Competition, Senior World Championships, Foz de Iguacu - BRA	Slalom Racing
15-Nov-07		Deadline for the submission of requests for Tripartite Commission Invitation Places by all NOCs	Canoe / Kayak
24-Jan-08	27-Jan-08	Continental Qualification Competition - Africa Continental Championships Masinga Dam - KEN	Flatwater Racing
24-Jan-08	27-Jan-08	Continental Qualification Competition - Africa Continental Championships Masinga Dam - KEN	Slalom Racing
12-Mar-08	16-Mar-08	Continental Qualification Competition - Oceania Continental Championships Penrith - AUS	Flatwater Racing
15-Mar-08	16-Mar-08	Continental Qualification Competition - Oceania Continental Championships Penrith - AUS	Slalom Racing
25-Apr-08	27-Apr-08	Continental Qualification Competition - America Continental Championships National Whitewater Center, Charlotte, North Carolina - USA	Slalom Racing
9-May-08	11-May-08	Continental Qualification Competition - Asia Continental Championships Komatsu - JPN	Flatwater Racing
9-May-08	11-May-08	Continental Qualification Competition - Europe Continental Championships Kracow - POL	Slalom Racing
15-May-08	18-May-08	Continental Qualification Competition - Europe Continental Championships Milano - ITA	Flatwater Racing
15-May-08	18-May-08	Continental Qualification Competition - America Continental Championships Montreal - CAN	Flatwater Racing
17-May-08	18-May-08	Continental Qualification Competition - Asia Continental Championships Nakorn Nayok province - THA	Slalom Racing
18-May-08		Deadline for completion of Continental Qualification Competitions	Canoe / Kayak
2-Jun-08		ICF to confirm allocation of Athlete and Boat Quota Places to NOCs/NFs	Canoe / Kayak
16-Jun-08		Deadline for NOCs to confirm the number Athlete and Boat Quota Places they will enter	Canoe / Kayak
18-Jun-08	22-Jul-08	ICF to confirm Reallocation of Unused Athlete Quota Places to NOCs	Canoe / Kayak
April-July 2008		The Tripartite Commission will confirm, in writing, the allocation of Invitation Places to the NOCs	Canoe / Kayak
23-Jul-08		Deadline for Beijing 2008 Organising Committee to receive entry forms submitted by NOCs	Canoe / Kayak
11-Aug-08	14-Aug-08	Olympic Games Canoe / Kayak Competitions	Slalom Racing
18-Aug-08	23-Aug-08	Olympic Games Canoe / Kayak Competitions	Flatwater Racing

Competition Venues

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Ticketing

Olympic Records

Select

EVENTS	MINIMUM NUMBER OF	MAXIMUM NUMBER OF
EVENTS	BOAT QUOTA PLACES	ATHLETE QUOTA PLACES
MEN
K1 1000M	14	14
K1 500M	14	14
K2 1000M	10	20
K2 500M	10	20
K4 1000M	10	40
C1 1000M	12	12
C1 500M	12	12
C2 1000M	10	20
C2 500M	10	20
TOTAL MEN	102	172
WOMEN
K1 500M	14	14
K2 500M	10	20
K4 500M	10	40
TOTAL WOMEN	34	74
TOTAL (M+W)	136	246

Event	NOC Code
K1 1000	GBR, NOR, HUN, SLO, CAN, RSA, AUS, NZL
K1 500	GBR, POL, GER, HUN, CRO, CHN, CAN, USA
K2 1000	FRA, POL, HUN, GER, BEL, FIN, NZL
K2 500	GER, BLR, HUN, LTU, LAT, CAN
K4 1000	FRA, POL, HUN, GER, BEL, FIN, NZL
C1 1000	HUN, SVK, ESP, GER, RUS, MEX
C1 500	ESP, GER, POL, CHN, ROU, CAN
C2 1000	GER, POL, ROU, BLR, HUN, CUB
C2 500	HUN, ROU, GER, POL, UKR, CHN

Event	NOC Code
K1 500	HUN, FIN, GER, UKR, POL, ITA, USA, RSA
K2 500	GER, HUN, FRA, SVK, POL, ITA
K4 500	GER, HUN, POL, ITA, CHN, AUS