Canoe(Sprint)

Sport Overview

In canoe sprint, up to nine boats start together and race on a straight course on a calm river, pond or lake. Events vary depending on the number of crew members or distance, and include the singles, doubles and fours, and the 200 m and 500 m. Furthermore, events are categorised into kayak (double paddle) and Canadian (single paddle) depending on the type of canoe.
(Examples of category denotations: K1 (kayak singles), C4 (Canadian fours), KL (disabled kayak), etc.)

Event

(General Category)

Division	Distance	Event	Gender	Age / Class
Canoe	500m	K1	Men	30+,35+,40+,45+,50+,55+,60+,65+,70+,75+
		K1	Women	30+,35+,40+,45+,50+,55+,60+,65+,70+,75+
		K2	Men	30+,35+,40+,45+,50+,55+,60+,65+,70+,75+
			Women	30+,35+,40+,45+,50+,55+,60+,65+,70+,75+
			Mixed	30+,35+,40+,45+,50+,55+,60+,65+,70+,75+
		K4	Men	Open
			Women	Open
			Mixed	Open
		C1	Men	30+,35+,40+,45+,50+,55+,60+,65+,70+,75+
		C1	Women	Open
		C2	Men	30+,35+,40+,45+,50+,55+,60+,65+,70+,75+
			Women	Open
			Mixed	Open
		C4	Men	Open
			Women	Open
			Mixed	Open
	200m	K1	Men	30+,35+,40+,45+,50+,55+,60+,65+,70+,75+
		K1	Women	30+,35+,40+,45+,50+,55+,60+,65+,70+,75+
		K2	Men	30+,35+,40+,45+,50+,55+,60+,65+,70+,75+
			Women	30+,35+,40+,45+,50+,55+,60+,65+,70+,75+
			Mixed	30+,35+,40+,45+,50+,55+,60+,65+,70+,75+
		K4	Men	Open
			Women	Open
			Mixed	Open
		C1	Men	30+,35+,40+,45+,50+,55+,60+,65+,70+,75+
		C1	Women	Open
		C2	Men	30+,35+,40+,45+,50+,55+,60+,65+,70+,75+
			Women	Open
			Mixed	Open
		C4	Men	Open
			Women	Open
			Mixed	Open

(Category of Athletes with Impairments)

Division	Distance	Event	Gender	Impairments
Para-sport Canoe	200m	KL	Men	KL1,KL2,KL3
		KL	Women	KL1,KL2,KL3
		VL	Men	VL1,VL2,VL3
		VL	Women	VL1,VL2,VL3

*In a race in which more than two athletes participate, the team shall participate in the age category of the youngest athlete.

Eligibility

(1)Japanese nationals with impairments who wish to participate must register with the Japan Para Canoe Association before applying for participation.
(2)Overseas nationals with impairments who wish to participate must register with the International Canoe Federation or the National Federation in their own country before applying for participation and submit a PDF file of the relevant documents.

【Age Requirement】
Minimum age is 30 (born on or before 31 December 1991)
In line with the sport-specific rules, an athlete must compete in their designated age group, with your age determined as at 31 December 2021. For example, if you are 39 during Games time but have turned 40 by 31 December 2021, you would compete in the 40+ age category.

Sports Information Guide

Schedule

Sport	Discipline	May 2021																	Venues
		14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
		Fri	Sat	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Canoe	Marathon			●	●	●	●												Kumihama Bay Canoe Stadium
	Sprint								●	●	●	●							Tsuburo Lake Canoe Stadium
	Slalom																●	●	Naka River Wajiki Rhine
	Polo								●	●	●								Onzui Lake Canoe Course
	Dragon Boat																●	●	Biwako Motor Racing Course

※The above schedule was created based on the information that is current as of June 5th, 2020. It is subject to change due to various circumstances in the future.

Venue

Tsuburo Lake Canoe Stadium

Location	491-5 Hirao Yoshino-cho Yoshino-gun Nara
Games Accreditation	Temporary Accreditation Venue：Yoshino Athletic Park（5/20-24）	Sports Check-in	○
Access	・10minutes by Shuttle bus from Yamato-Kamiichi Sta. ・50minutes by car fromMinami-HannaExpressway “Katsuragi”Interchange ・60minutes by car fromNishi-MeihanExpressway “Koriyama”Interchange ・40minutes by car fromMeihanNational Route“Hari”Interchange Transportation Information Guide
Official Homepage	http://www.town.yoshino.nara.jp

Sport Check-in

【Date and Time】
　Thursday, 20 May – Monday, 24 May 2021, 7:00 – 16:00

【Venue】
　Yoshino Sports Park Gymnasium (910 Yamaguchi, Yoshino-cho, Yoshino-gun, Nara)

【Others】
　All athletes are advised to complete the check-in procedure as much as possible by the day before the competition.

Nearest Village

Masters Village

Masters Village Nara

Location	3 Ikenocho, Nara City, Nara
Access	・ From Kintetsu Nara Station, exit through East Gates and proceed to the ground floor of exit 2. 　Then proceed south on Higashimuki Shopping Mall, face the statue of Gyokibosatsu on your right. 　After a while, you will reach Sanjo Street, take a left on it. When Sarusawa Pond will be visible on your right, turn right and proceed toward the south. Then turn left at the corner of KOTOWA Nara Park (wedding hall), you will see the Nara visitor Center & Inn building. (8 minutes walk) ・ From JR Nara Station, proceed to East Gate, cross the traffic light in front of the Nara City Tourist Information Center and go east on Sanjo Street. When Sarusawa Pond will be visible on your right, turn right and proceed toward the south. Then turn left at the corner of KOTOWA Nara Park (wedding hall), you will see the Nara visitor Center & Inn building. (16 minutes walk) Transportation Infomation Guide
Official Homepage	https://www.sarusawa.nara.jp/

Temporary Accreditation Venue

Yoshino Athletic Park

Location	910 Yamaguchi Yoshino-cho, Yoshino-gun, Nara-ken
Access
Official Homepage	https://www.town.yoshino.nara.jp/about/shisetsu/kouen/yoshino-undokouen.html