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Athletes from 37 European countries (Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Great Britain, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Turkey and Ukraine) will fight for the European Champion titles in canoe sprint and paracanoe and more than 40 sets of medals will be awarded to the best in Munich.

 

Athletes from Germany and Hungary are expected to fight once more who will top the medals table, however, the recent World Championships shows the pool is getting bigger and bigger and athletes from the other European countries are strong contenders for the medals too.

 

Majority of the reigning World Champions have come to Munich to compete at the second major international event of the season, and many of the defending European champions will try to keep the title in their possession.

 

The competitions start on Thursday with canoe sprint heats and three semifinals, and four paracanoe heats. The first sets of medals will be awarded on Thursday in men's K4 1000m, women's K2 1000m, men's C2 1000m, women's C1 500m, men's K1 500m events, and paracanoe VL events. Saturday brings 12 finals, and Sunday will be a super final day, with 19 medals decisions.