2022 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships at Maty-ér, Szeged

The ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships, organized by the Hungarian Canoe Federation, take place at Maty-ér, Szeged, between August 31 and September 4.

According to the organizers, the 5-day event will have more than 1100 participants, from more than 60 countries worldwide.

In 2022, after eight years, we can organise the most important competition of the Junior and U23 age groups once again. They are the stars of the future, many of whom will be key figures of the sport in the coming years, some of them already at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. We are proud that these athletes can take one of their first steps with us towards becoming legends.

- reads in the announcement of the Organizing Committee.

The Maty-ér Race Track, also known as the Szeged Olympic Center, is considered one of the best-performing kayak and rowing facilities in the world. Eight kilometers away from downtown Szeged, the almost 2.5 kilometers long and 130-meter-wide track, which opened in 1981, has been hosting different rowing and fishing world championships since 1989.

The event is free for visitors. For those who cannot visit the Maty-ér Race Track in person, a live stream is available on the official website of the event.

Featured image via Hungarian Canoe Federation on Facebook