Canoe Sprint

Lagoa Stadium

AUG 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Start line

300m 1,000ft

Eight race lanes

500m

200m

Finish line

Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon

Warm-up area

Rowing course

1,000m

10km 6 miles

RIO DE JANEIRO

Detail view

Atlantic Ocean

London Olympics men’s C2 1,000m gold medallists Kurt Kuschela and Peter Kretschmer (GER)

KAYAK: Racers seated, use double- bladed paddle

Boat length
5.2m (C1)
6.5m (C2)
11m (K4)

Rudder

Covered deck

CANOE: Racers kneel, use single-bladed paddle

Open deck

Boat length
5.2m (K1)
6.5m (K2)

Flat keel

MEN’S EVENTS

C1: Canoe single 200m and 1,000m

C2: Canoe double 1,000m

K1: Kayak single 200m and 500m

K2: Kayak double 200m and 1,000m

K4: Kayak four 1,000m

WOMEN’S EVENTS

K1: Kayak single 200m and 1,000m

K2: Kayak double 500m

K4: Kayak four 500m

Sources: Rio 2016, Olympic.org

Picture: Getty Images