More than 230 athletes from 41 nations across all five continents have come together in Sydney, Australia poised to compete at the International Canoe Federation Slalom World Championships.
Action will take place from September 29 to October 4 with medals on offer on every single day as paddlers seek to be crowned world champions.
The first world titles will be awarded on September 29 with the men’s and women’s kayak cross individual.
This will be followed by the canoe teams on September 30, kayak teams on October 1, kayak on October 2, canoe on October 3 and kayak cross on October 4.
Click here for live startlists and results from Sydney
The ICF is working with host broadcaster Nine along with a growing collection of TV partners to ensure the World Championships is aired worldwide.
TV stations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Czechia, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and United States will broadcast the competition.
In addition, the ICF’s world feed broadcast will be streamed around the globe on the Planet Canoe YouTube channel available to signed-up members.
The commentary will be led by Channel Nine’s lead commentator David Colbert, with three-time world champion Ros Lawrence of Australia on co-commentary. Sam Jordan, also of Channel Nine, will be on the ground too to interview paddlers.
Here is the full list of the TV stations that will be airing the races (please check your local programmes for details of weekend coverage).
BROADCAST PARTNERS
Australia – Nine
Brazil – Globo
Canada – beIN Sports
China – CCTV
Czechia – Ceska Televize
Germany – ARD/ZDF
Italy – RAI
New Zealand – Sky NZ
Poland – Polsat
Slovenia – RTV Slo
Slovakia – STVR
United States – beIN Sports
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- Sign in to YouTube, or create an account
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LIVE STREAMING SCHEDULE
The Sydney 2025 ICF Slalom World Championships will be live streamed on the Planet Canoe YouTube channel from September 29 to October 4. Times are in local time in Sydney.
September 29
Session 1: 13:30 to 16:00 (Kayak Cross Individual)
September 30
Session 1: 10.00 to 13:20 (Canoe Heats)
Session 2: 14:30 to 16:00 (Canoe Teams Finals)
October 1
Session 1: 9:00 to 13:00 (Kayak Heats)
Session 2: 14:10 to 16:00 (Kayak Teams Finals)
October 2
Session 1: 10:30 to 12:40 (Canoe Semis)
Session 2: 14:30 to 16:00 (Canoe Finals)
October 3
Session 1: 10:30 to 12:40 (Kayak Semis)
Session 2: 14:30 to 16:00 (Kayak Finals)
October 4
Session 1: 10:00 to 16:00 (Kayak Cross Finals)
