To discover when canoe sprint appeared on the programme of the Olympic Games and how the different events evolved from 1936 to our days: introduction of women’s events, etc.

To discover when canoe sprint appeared on the programme of the Olympic Games and how the different events evolved from 1936 to our days: introduction of women’s events, etc.

Fierce racing and a serene setting helped contribute to a successful canoe sprint test event at the Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo. The Ready Steady Tokyo Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe event, organised by Tokyo 2020, saw many of the sport’s top competitors participate.

Highlights of the Canoe Sprint - Kayak Men / Women on Day 15 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Lagoa Stadium on August 20, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Anna Pfeffer of Hungary after winning Silver in the Canoe Sprint - Women’s K-2 500m (Kayak Double) during the Mexico 1968 Olympic Games at Virgilio Uribe Olympic Course on October 25, 1968 in Xochimilco, Mexico.

Highlights of the Canoe Sprint - K-2 1000m (kayak double), C-1 200m (canoe single), K-2 200m (kayak double) Men and K-1 500m (canoe single) Women on Day 13 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Lagoa Stadium on August 18, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

London 2012 - Peter Kretschmer and Kurt Kuschela comfortably won the C2, nearly two seconds ahead of brothers Andrei and Aliaksandr Bahdanovich from Belarus, who took silver.

Sebastian Brendel of Germany competes during the Men's Canoe Single 1000m Final A on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Lagoa Stadium on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Sebastian Brendel of Germany celebrates after winning gold during the Men's Canoe Single 1000m Final A on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Lagoa Stadium on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.