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Record digital audience for 2026 Paddle Europe Junior and U23 Sprint European Championships

The 2026 Paddle Europe Junior and U23 Sprint Championships delivered outstanding digital results, setting a new benchmark for Canoe Sprint coverage on the Paddle Europe YouTube channel.

Across the eight live sessions of the Championships, the broadcasts generated a combined 134,477 views, more than 27,000 hours of watch time and over 441,000 impressions.

In total, approximately 28 and a half hours of live competition were broadcast during the event, reaching audiences across a wide range of European countries.

Hungary tops final medal table as Szeged 2026 concludes with a historic final day

The 2026 Paddle Europe Junior and Under 23 Sprint Championships concluded on Sunday following a packed final program at the Maty-ér Regatta Course in Szeged, Hungary.

After the first ten European titles were awarded over 1000 meters on Saturday, the remaining 32 champions were crowned across the 500 and 200 meters distances, the K4 events and the mixed C4 races.

Marx and Prindis complete European Kayak Cross double as Czechia tops final medal table

Switzerland’s Alena Marx and Czechia’s Vit Prindis brought the 2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships to a close with two European victories in the decisive head-to-head Kayak Cross competitions in Oklahoma City, United States.

Marx won the Women’s Kayak Cross world title ahead of Australia’s Noemie Fox and Spain’s Miren Lazkano, while Prindis led an entirely European Men’s Kayak Cross podium, finishing ahead of Switzerland’s Dimitri Marx and Great Britain’s Sam Leaver.