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DISCIPLINESDATESTART TIMEEND TIMEROUNDSESSIONVENUE
Marathon - Short DistanceJuly 11, 20229:00 AM11:00 AMQualifyingMen / WomenOak Mountain State Park
Marathon - Short DistanceJuly 11, 20225:00 PM6:20 PMFinalMen / WomenOak Mountain State Park
Marathon -Standard Distance July 12, 20229:02 AM12:40 PMQualifying / FinalMen / WomenOak Mountain State Park
Canoe PoloJuly 14, 20229:00 AM1:50 PMQualifyingMen / WomenCrossPlex
Canoe PoloTBD3:30 PM8:10 PMQualifyingMen / WomenCrossPlex
Canoe PoloJuly 15, 20229:00 AM1:50 PMQualifyingMen / WomenCrossPlex
Canoe PoloTBD3:30 PM8:10 PMQualifyingMen / WomenCrossPlex
Canoe PoloJuly 16, 20228:00 AM2:30 PMQualifyingMen / WomenCrossPlex
Canoe PoloTBD3:30 PM10:00 PMPlace GamesMen / WomenCrossPlex
Canoe PoloJuly 17, 20228:00 AM11:10 AMSemifinalsMen / WomenCrossPlex
Canoe Polo12:10 PM4:00 PMFinalsMen / WomenCrossPlex

HISTORY OF CANOE

There are two disciplines of Canoe in The World Games: Canoe Polo and Canoe Marathon.

CANOE POLO

 
Canoe polo, also known as Kayak polo, is one of the competitive disciplines of canoeing/kayaking. Polo combines boating and ball handling skills within a contact team game. Each team has five players on the pitch who compete to score in their opponent’s goal, which is suspended two meters above the water. The ball can be thrown by hand or flicked with the paddle to pass between players and shoot at the goal. The canoes/kayaks are specifically designed for polo and are faster and lighter than typical canoes/kayaks. This gives them superior maneuverability. The blades of the polo paddle have thick, rounded edges to prevent injury. Paddles are also very lightweight and designed with both pulling-power and ball-control in mind.

CANOE MARATHON

In Canoe Marathon, the competitor races over a long-distance course on water that is not subject to prescribed standards. The competitor must take the water as it is found and be prepared, if necessary, to carry his or her kayak around an impassable obstacle or between two waterways.

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

  • England (canoe polo)
  • England (canoe marathon)

POPULAR COUNTRIES

  • Australia, Germany, Hungary

2017 WORLD GAMES CHAMPION (COUNTRY)

  • Canoe Polo/Team – Germany (men & women)

EDITIONS PARTICIPATED IN THE WORLD GAMES

  • 4

 

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