ICF announce venues for 2025 world championships 03/13/21 25 years after it hosted canoe slalom at the Sydney Olympics, Penrith Whitewater Stadium will once again welcome the world’s best paddlers after the International Canoe Federation on Friday awarded the city the hosting rights for the 2025 world championships. The ICF board also voted to stage the 2025 canoe sprint and paracanoe world championships in Milan, Italy, and also announced France, Portugal, Hungary and Bulgaria will host world championship events in other paddling disciplines. The return to Sydney comes after a major redevelopment and refurbishment of the 2000 Olympic venue. Penrith last hosted a senior world championships in 2005, and attracts the world’s best paddlers for annual summer events.