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Stand Up Paddling

Stand Up Paddling

Stand Up Padlling, also known as SUP, is a sport which the Hawaiian kings practised centuries ago. It has increased in popularity over the last years and has found its ideal destination in the world of canoeing.

People of all ages can enjoy it, standing up on a board with a paddle with unbeatable views of the rivers and the nature.

Advanced paddlers and experts of this more and more popular sport find endless places to measure themselves against the wild forces of the sea, the rivers and other competitors.

Typical race formats are long distance events, in which distances stretch between 8 and 12 kilometres, as well as sprint events organised on a short course marked with buoy where 4 to 6 athletes are fighting head to head.

Children and amateur races are usually included in these events. And you can find plenty of other competition formats even for experts in wildwater.

Most common boards are 14" hardboards for elite paddlers and 12'6" hardboards and inflatable boards for younger and amateur classes.

DOCUMENTS can be found here.

ECA Competitions

2026 PADDLE EUROPE OCEAN RACING ...
August 24. - 30. 2026, Brest, FRA
August 29. - 30. 2026, Ceske Budjeovice,CZE
September 5. - 6. 2026, Milan Idroscalo, ITA
2026 Olympic Hopes - Sprint
September 17. - 20. 2026, Bratislava, SVK
September 17. - 19. 2026, Obervellach/ Moll,AUT
All competitions

NEWS

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With just one month to go until competition begins, Agios Nikolaos, Crete, is preparing to welcome the European Stand Up Paddling community for the 2026 Paddle Europe Stand Up Paddling Championships.
From 18 to 20 September, European titles will be decided across Sprint, Technical and Long Distance racing, before the international program continues with the ICF SUP World Cup.
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Czechia tops final medal table as thrilling Sprint finale closes Grandtully 2026
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Four days of racing on the River Tay came to an end on Saturday as the 2026 Paddle Europe Junior & U23 Wildwater Championships concluded with a packed final day of Sprint Individual and Team events.
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Sprint finalists confirmed in Grandtully ahead of decisive final day
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The 2026 Paddle Europe Junior & U23 Wildwater Championships switched fully into Sprint mode on Friday, with two rounds of qualification on the Grandtully Rapids deciding the athletes and crews who will fight for the final individual European titles on Saturday morning
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