10 Russian Paralympians to Compete at the Paracanoe Sprint World Cup

From May 14 to 17, the "2026 ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Cup Brandenburg" will take place in Brandenburg (Germany), a World Cup competition in canoe sprint for athletes with physical impairments.

10 Russian Paralympians will take part in the competition: Pavel Gromov (Krasnodar Krai), Alexander Ilyichev (Nizhny Novgorod Oblast), Artur Chuprov (Krasnodar Krai), Igor Korobeinikov (Moscow), Roman Serebryakov (Nizhny Novgorod Oblast), Zakhar Nazarenko (Krasnodar Krai), Alexandra Dupik (Krasnodar Krai), Nadezhda Andreeva (Saint Petersburg), Ekaterina Statsenko (Volgograd Oblast), Larisa Volik (Krasnodar Krai).

For more details about the World Cup, visit the International Canoe Federation website: https://www.canoeicf.com/canoe-sprint-world-cup/brandenburg-2026

Live results can be found at: https://results.imas-sport.com/app.html?filter_noc=ALL&competition=wettkampf_315&org=imas&race=124

Paracanoe is a Paralympic sport that was introduced into the program of the XV Summer Paralympic Games in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Competitions are held in single events for men and women in kayak (KL) and canoe (VL) across three functional classes: L1, L2, and L3. At the 2009 Canoe Sprint World Championships in Halifax (Canada), races for athletes with physical impairments were held for the first time, drawing strong support from spectators and the sports community. At the XVI Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo (Japan), Leonid Krylov won a silver medal in kayak in the KL3 class.