Extreme Kayaking World Championships 2024



The AWP extreme kayaking world championship is back in Voss! Once again we invite the best kayakers in the world to fight for the world champion title. The competition is an individual time trial sprint down a steep technical section of whitewater. With our beautiful and mighty rivers here in Voss, we are sure to have an event to remember. 


Program details

Wednesday 26th - Athletes mandatory briefing:

16h-19h30: Checking station (helmet/PFD/boats) (mandatory show up!)
20h: rules/safety briefing (mandatory show up!

Thursday 27th Qualification

Sprint 2 rounds - best count!

9h30: Junior women and open 1st round.
10h: Junior women and open 2nd round.
11h: K1 Women senior 1st round.
11h45: K1 Open senior 1st round.
13h30: K1 Women senior  2nd round.
14h30: K1 Open senior  2nd round.
20h30: Junior(U18) award ceremony.

Friday 28th - quarter, semi & final:

10h quarter-final K1 open (top 60 from the qualification).*
12h semi-final K1 women (top 15 from the qualification)**
13h00 semi-final K1 open (top 30 from quarter-final).
14h00 K1 women final (top 8 from semi-final).
14h30 K1 open final (top 15 from semi-final).
20h30: Award ceremony.

*Quater-final could be adjust or remove based on total amount of participant in the qualification.

**Quater-final could be included in the program for the senior women class based on total amount of participant in the qualification.