Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Canoeing
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Pictograms for the Slalom (left) and Sprint (right)
VenueOlympic Whitewater Stadium (slalom)
Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas (sprint)
Dates7–11 August 2016 for Slalom
15–20 August 2016 for Sprint
No. of events16
Competitors334 from 53 nations

Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was contested in two main disciplines: canoe slalom, from 7 to 11 August, and canoe sprint, from 15 to 20 August. The slalom competition was held at the Olympic Whitewater Stadium; whereas the sprint events were staged at Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas in Copacabana. The location for canoeing events was a source of concern for athletes since the Brazilian federal government's Oswaldo Cruz Foundation lab has found the genes of drug-resistant super bacteria in Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon.

Around 330 athletes participated in 16 events.

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