Competitions

The second competition day of the 2025 ECA Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom European Championships in Solkan, Slovenia, featured team events in canoe for both junior and U23 categories. After Thursday’s races, two gold medals each went to France and Czechia.

The opening day of the 2025 ECA Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom European Championships in Solkan, Slovenia, has already brought the first medal battles. The gold medals for the best teams in the Junior and U23 kayak events went to representatives from Czechia and Germany.

Today marks the start of the second major highlight of the season for junior and U23 canoe slalom paddlers. Following the World Championships held in France earlier this month, the Soča River in Solkan is now hosting the 2025 ECA Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom European Championships.

Day four of the Summer European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) marked a historic milestone, as canoe slalom featured in the competition programme for the very first time. The winners of this debut edition were Marek Kulczycki from Poland, Barbora Ondrackova from Czechia, Leo Roye from France, and Patrycja Iwaniec from Poland.