International Canoe Federation

Amidst the uncertainties caused by coronavirus fears and lack of resolution in the mediation led by Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) in the ongoing dispute over the governance of SUP, the 2020 ICF SUP Worlds were put on hold. However, the International Canoe Federation (ICF) has announced awarding the 2021 Stand Up Paddling World […]

Entries for this week’s ICF stand up paddle world championships in Qingdao have climbed above 200, with 41 countries signed up for what will be one of the biggest SUP events of the year held outside of Europe. The official closing date for entries is still 24 hours away, but already the number of athletes […]

The very best stand up paddlers from around the globe, including World and European champions, have been announced by the International Canoe Federation (ICF) among entries for their 2019 ICF World Championships in Qingdao, China starting on 24th October 2019. World’s SUP champs confirmed for 2019 ICF World Championships Australia’s Michael Booth, Germany’s Sonni Hönscheid , […]

(Press release) The International Canoe Federation and the Chinese Canoe Association have just announced they will host the US $50,000 ICF Stand Up Paddling World Championships in October. The world championships will be staged at Qingdao, on China’s Yellow Sea coast, from October 24-27. Qingdao was the venue for the sailing competition at the 2008 […]