Six Russian Paralympic athletes will compete at the World Championships in Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe in Poland
From August 26 to 30, the World Championships in Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe will be held in Poznań, Poland.
In the paracanoe competitions, Russian athletes will compete in the 200-meter distance in kayak and canoe events in the KL1, VL1, VL2, and VL3 classes for both men and women.
Six Russian Paralympians will contend for medals: Larisa Volik (Krasnodar Territory, VL3), bronze medalist of the Paralympic Games, champion and multiple medalist of World Championships; multiple World Champion Artur Chuprov (Krasnodar Territory, VL1); World Championship medalists Alexandra Dupik (Krasnodar Territory, KL1 / VL1) and Alexander Ilyichev (Nizhny Novgorod Region, KL1); World Cup winner Roman Serebryakov (Nizhny Novgorod Region, VL2); as well as national champion and medalist Zakhar Nazarenko (Krasnodar Territory, VL3).
Schedule of Russian athletes' performances (local time)
August 26
10:45 – Alexander Ilyichev, class KL1, men, 200 m, heats
10:50 – Alexandra Dupik, class KL1, women, 200 m, heats
17:09 – Artur Chuprov, class VL1, men, 200 m, heats
17:14 – Roman Serebryakov, class VL2, men, 200 m, heats
17:34 – Zakhar Nazarenko, class VL3, men, 200 m, heats
August 27
11:31 – semifinal, KL1, men, 200 m
11:41 – semifinal, KL1, women, 200 m
15:30 – Larisa Volik, class VL3, women, 200 m, heats
August 28
09:00 – semifinal, class VL1, men, 200 m
09:05 – semifinal, class VL2, men, 200 m
09:15 – semifinal, class VL3, men, 200 m
11:17 – semifinal, class VL3, women, 200 m
15:47 – Final A, class VL1, men, 200 m
15:53 – Alexandra Dupik, class VL1, women, 200 m, Final A
August 29
10:44 – Final A, KL1, women, 200 m
10:50 – Final A, KL1, men, 200 m
15:36 – Final A, VL2, men, 200 m
15:42 – Final A, VL3, men, 200 m
August 30
10:34 – Final A, class VL3, women, 200 m
The exact race schedule and results will be available on the official website of the World Championships – https://wc26.domtel-sport.pl/
For more details, visit the website of the International Canoe Federation (Paddle Worldwide) – https://paddleworldwide.com/competitions/2026-icf-canoe-sprint-and-paracanoe-world-championships-2390
Canoe sprint and paracanoe are Paralympic sports and were included in the program of the XV Summer Paralympic Games in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Competitions are held in single-person races for men and women in kayak (KL) and canoe (VL) across three functional classes: L1, L2, and L3. At the 2009 World Championships in Canoe Sprint in Halifax (Canada), races for athletes with physical impairments were held for the first time and received great 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.