The FISU World University Championship in Canoe Sports will be held in Szeged from 17 to 20 August 2026. Hosted by the Hungarian Canoe Federation, the event welcomes student-athletes from 24 countries and regions.
More than just a sporting competition, the championship embodies FISU’s core values of excellence, passion, and team spirit, while celebrating both academic achievement and cultural diversity. Hungary is proud to open its waters to the world’s finest university canoeists!
The Szeged 2026 FISU World University Championship Canoe Sports will take place from 17-20 August.
All competitions will be streamed live for all you canoe sports fans out there. To watch click here.
You can find the detailed schedule at the bottom of this article.
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Click here to get all the results!
You can find out more information on the event’s official website and on its social media outlets, Instagram and Facebook.
And also on FISU’s social media outlets, Instagram and Facebook.
Find out more about the host
Entitled as the capital of sprint canoeing, Szeged is the seat of Csongrád County and the fourth largest city in Hungary. It is situated near the south-eastern border of Hungary right by the Tisza River.
Szeged is the cultural and economic centre of South-Eastern Hungary and a thriving university town, which is also famous for its open-air theatre. The city centre is marked by the medieval Tower of St. Demetrius and the stately twin spires of the Votive Church.
The venue
The Maty-ér Race Track, officially known as the Szeged Olympic Center, is one of the world’s best-performing kayak and rowing facilities. The almost 2 and a half kilometre long 130-meter-wide track is also suitable for the most prestigious international competitions.
Being an artificial course, current is not an issue here and it is quite well sheltered from strong winds as well. It is equipped with a new Albano system and has nine lanes along with a separate warm-up line. There will be electric time keeping with a photo finish camera and video recording. Automatic starting system will be used for the start. The facility fully meets the ICF requirements.
The participants
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Chinese Taipei
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Germany
- Hong Kong, China
- Hungary
- Italy
- Japan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Slovakia
- Spain
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Uruguay
The programme
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