Canoe and kayak sprint racing made its Olympic debut as a demonstration sport in the 1924 Paris Games and became a medal sport for men only 12 years later. Women began competing in kayak sprint in ...

Here's a guide on how scoring works for the canoeing events at the Olympics. The first boat to cross the finish line without any penalties is the winner of the race. To clear the finish line, the bow ...

Nevin Harrison’s dreams came true in Tokyo when she won the inaugural Olympic women’s canoe sprint 200 at age 19. Much of what followed the American’s gold-medal moment has seemed more like a ...

PARIS, France — Seattle’s Nevin Harrison became the first American woman ever to win a gold medal in sprint canoe at the Tokyo Olympics. Now, 22-year-old Harrison is back at the Summer Olympic Games ...

TOKYO — An American teenager has made history at the Tokyo Summer Olympics. Nevin Harrison, 19, became the first female athlete from the U.S. to win a gold medal in the sport of canoe sprint. By ...

In slalom, a canoe is required to be a minimum of 3.5m long for C1 and 4.1m for C2 and competitors use single-blade paddles and kayaks must be a minimum 3.5m long and competitors use double-blade ...