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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

Europe shines at Canoe Marathon World Cup in China during another busy international canoeing ...
Europe shines at Canoe Marathon World Cup in China during another busy international canoeing ...
The 2026 ICF Canoe Marathon World Cup in Bazhong, China delivered an intense weekend of racing across both short race and classic marathon formats, with European paddlers once again playing a major role at the top of the international field. Read more
Strong International Field Delivers High-Level Racing at Bratislava Junior & U23 Regatta
Strong International Field Delivers High-Level Racing at Bratislava Junior & U23 Regatta
The 39th International Junior & U23 Regatta in Bratislava once again confirmed its status as one of Europe’s most important development competitions in canoe sprint, bringing together a deep international field at the Zemník venue in Slovakia.
Held at the same course that hosted the 2024 ECA Junior & U23 Canoe Sprint European Championships, Bratislava continued to demonstrate why it has become a key centre for youth international canoe sprint competition.
Read more
Europe dominates the 2026 ICF Wildwater Canoeing World Championships in Banja Luka
Europe dominates the 2026 ICF Wildwater Canoeing World Championships in Banja Luka
The 2026 ICF Wildwater Canoeing World Championships concluded in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, after four days of competition on the Vrbas River, once again confirming Europe as the global centre of wildwater canoeing.
A total of 27 nations participated in the championships, with 21 European countries representing approximately 78% of all competing nations. Throughout the Classic, Sprint and Team events, European athletes dominated the medal tables and produced many of the standout individual performances of the competition.
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Italy and France dominate opening day of the 2026 Wildwater Canoeing World Championships in Banja ...
Italy and France dominate opening day of the 2026 Wildwater Canoeing World Championships in Banja ...

The opening day once again highlighted the overwhelming European dominance in wildwater canoeing.
A total of 27 nations are represented in the championship start lists, with 21 of them coming from Europe — meaning European countries account for approximately 78% of all participating nations.

Read more
Krakow Reshapes the 2026 Paddle Europe Slalom Cup Standings Ahead of Decisive Summer Races
Krakow Reshapes the 2026 Paddle Europe Slalom Cup Standings Ahead of Decisive Summer Races
Following the Krakow round, the 2026 Paddle Europe Slalom Cup has entered a decisive phase, with the overall standings beginning to take shape after six competitions across Europe. The Polish venue once again delivered highly competitive racing, attracting many of the continent’s leading slalom athletes and significantly reshuffling the provisional rankings ahead of the summer events still to come in Bratislava, Prague and Cesson Sévigné. Read more