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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 Olympic Hopes - Sprint
September 17. - 20. 2026, Bratislava, SVK
September 17. - 19. 2026, Obervellach/ Moll,AUT
2026 PADDLE EUROPE STAND UP ...
September 18. - 20. 2026, GRE Crete, Agios Nikolaos
2026 PADDLE EUROPE SLALOM ...
September 24. - 26. 2026, Ivrea, ITA
2026 Paddle Europe Canoe Polo Club ...
October 2. - 4. 2026, Milan Idroscalo ITA 
All competitions

NEWS

Europe ready to lead the charge as Canoe Polo World Championships return to Duisburg
Europe ready to lead the charge as Canoe Polo World Championships return to Duisburg
The world’s best canoe polo teams are ready for six days of action in Duisburg, Germany, where the 2026 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships will bring together 76 teams from 28 nations and more than 700 athletes from 15 to 20 September. Four world titles and 359 matches await at the famous Duisburg Regatta Course. Read more
Europe closes 2026 World Cup season with seven overall titles and 21 of 24 medals in La Seu
Europe closes 2026 World Cup season with seven overall titles and 21 of 24 medals in La Seu
European paddlers brought the 2026 Canoe Slalom World Cup season to a remarkable conclusion in La Seu d’Urgell, winning 21 of the 24 medals available at the World Cup Final and six of the eight individual events.
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European stars ready for World Cup Final showdown in La Seu d’Urgell
European stars ready for World Cup Final showdown in La Seu d’Urgell
The 2026 Canoe Slalom World Cup season reaches its decisive weekend from Thursday as the world’s best paddlers gather in La Seu d’Urgell, Spain, from 10 to 13 September for the fifth and final round of the series.
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