The International Canoe Federation is poised to elect its new
President with Germany's Thomas Konietzko and Evgenii Arkhipov of
Russia seeking to succeed the outgoing José Perurena.
Mexico to make Olympic canoe slalom debut as ICF confirms Tokyo 2020 allocations Saturday, 1 May 2021
The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has confirmed Mexico will make its first-ever Olympic appearance in canoe slalom at this year s Tokyo 2020 Games.
Mexico has secured its place after the ICF allocated quota spots for the Games following the cancellation of qualification events because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Athletes from Argentina, Canada, the United States and Cook Islands are set to join Mexico at Tokyo 2020 after being awarded Olympic canoe slalom quotas.
It has also been confirmed that Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Cuba, Austria, China, Japan, Bulgaria, Hungary, Samoa and Sweden have clinched Olympic spots in canoe sprint.