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Canoe Polo

The great paddling team ballsport

Canoe Polo is a spectacular team game, which combines elements of water polo, basketball and canoeing! The game is played by two teams of five players each, trying to score goals with a waterpolo ball in a net suspended above the water at each end of a "playing pitch", which is often a swimming pool. The fast, exciting game is played in two halves of ten minutes each, and produces fast, robust action, where a wide range of skills, including the Eskimo roll, are regularly used.

The paddlers use short, manoeuvrable polo-boat kayaks, paddled with two-bladed paddles and wear helmets, facemasks and lifejackets for safety and protection.

DOCUMENTS can be found here.

ECA Competitions

2026 Paddle Europe Canoe Polo Club ...
October 2. - 4. 2026, Milan Idroscalo ITA 
November 21. - 22. 2026, River Dee, Llangolle, GBR
May 20. - 23. 2027, Krakow, POL
May 31. - June 6. 2027, Mirandela, POR
June 10. - 13. 2027, TBD
All competitions

NEWS

European club champions ready for three days of Canoe Polo action in Milan
European club champions ready for three days of Canoe Polo action in Milan

The European canoe polo season reaches another major highlight this weekend as 40 club teams from across the continent gather at Milan’s Idroscalo for the 2026 Paddle Europe Canoe Polo Club Championships.

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Paddle Europe unveils its major events calendar for 2027
Paddle Europe unveils its major events calendar for 2027

Paddle Europe has confirmed its major events calendar for 2027, setting the stage for another busy season of European competition across the continen.

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France tops final medal table as Ivrea 2026 delivers three days of memorable European Championship ...
France tops final medal table as Ivrea 2026 delivers three days of memorable European Championship ...
France has finished on top of the final medal table at the 2026 Paddle Europe Canoe Slalom Championships in Ivrea, bringing three intense days of racing to a close after 12 European titles were decided across team events, traditional slalom and Kayak Cross.
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