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Canoe Kayak Canada sending men’s K2 200-metres crew to the Rio 2016 Olympics
Original Publication Date: July 29, 2016 12:00PM
Publication Updated: April 27, 2025 10:54PM
OTTAWA – Canoe Kayak Canada will send a men’s K2 200-metres crew to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
The International Canoe Federation announced Friday that Canada will have two additional athlete quota spots for the sprint event following the suspension of an athlete in a Russian crew due to doping infractions.
The Canadian crew to compete in the men’s K2 200m is yet to be determined.
The ICF ruled that the quota spots would be allocated to the next nation that has not yet qualified. Sweden was the next ranked nation but declined the spots. Canada was the next in line based on the 2015 world championships results where the Canadian crew placed ninth last August. A top six finish was needed to qualify directly.
At the Pan American Continental Qualifier in May, the Canadian crew had a second chance to qualify but Brazil edged them out by 0.07 of a second.
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