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Hosting Paddle Europe Events

Paddle Europe Bidding process is Open!

Partner with us and make your destination the heart of European paddling!


Paddle Europe Bidding Process Guide

Read carefully our Paddle Europe Bidding process Guide that provides our concept, vision and comprehensive, bidder-focused approved framework for organising the Paddle Europe event.

Step 0 - Evaluate WHAT? WHY? WHEN ? WHERE?

Step 1 - Expression of Interest - Fill in form

Step 2 - Bidding package

Step 3 - Consultation

Step 4 - Final Bid

Step 5 - Evaluation

Step 6 - Allocation and approval

Contact

- If you have questions about the process, please contact us at: events@paddle-europe.eu

- If you have discipline specific questions, contact our Technical Committee Chairs. Details here

Events Open to Bid!

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

EVENTS

2027

2028

2029

2030

Annually

OLY/PLY

SPRINT SENIOR & PARA & MASTERS

Allocated*

Allocated

Open

Open***

Annually

OLY

SPRINT JUN &U23

Allocated

In progress

Open

Open

Annually

OLY

SLALOM SENIOR

Allocated

Allocated

Open

Open

Annually

OLY

SLALOM JUN&U23

Allocated

Open

Open

Open

Annually

NON OLY

MARATHON

Allocated

Open

Open

Open

Biennially

NON OLY

WILDWATER JUN &U23

 

Open

 

Open

Biennially

NON OLY

WILDWATER SENIOR

Allocated

 

Open

 

Biennially

NON OLY

CANOE POLO

Allocated

 

Open

 

Biennially

NON OLY

SUP

 

Open

 

Open

Biennially

NON OLY

OCEAN RACING

 

In progress

 

Open

Biennially

NON OLY

FREESTYLE

 

Open

 

Open

Biennially

NON OLY

DRAGON BOAT

Open

 

Open

 

*European Games 2027

***Potentially as part of Multisport European Championships.


EUROPEAN CLUBS CHAMPIONSHIPS

EVENT

2027

2028

2029

2030

Annually

NON OLY

CANOE POLO

open

open

open

open


EUROPEAN CUPS

EVENTS

2027

2028

2029

2030

Annually

OLY/PLY

SPRINT SENIOR & PARA

Open

Open

Open

Open

Annually

OLY

SPRINT JUN & U23

Open

Open

Open

Open

Annually

OLY

SLALOM SENIOR

Open

Open

Open

Open

Annually

OLY

SLALOM JUN&U23

Open

Open

Open

Open

Annually

NON OLY

MARATHON

Open

Open

Open

Open

Annually

NON OLY

WILDWATER JUN & U23

Open

Open

Open

Open

Annually

NON OLY

WILDWATER SENIOR

Open

Open

Open

Open

Annually

NON OLY

CANOE POLO

Open

Open

Open

Open

Annually

NON OLY

SUP

Open

Open

Open

Open

Annually

NON OLY

OCEAN RACING

Open

Open

Open

Open

Annually

NON OLY

FREESTYLE

Open

Open

Open

Open

Annually

NON OLY

DRAGON BOAT

Open

Open

Open

Open

NEWS

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