Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics
| Canoeing at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
Pictograms for slalom (left) and sprint (right) | |
| Venue | Sea Forest Waterway Kasai Canoe Slalom Course |
| Dates | 25–30 July 2021 (slalom) 2–7 August 2021 (sprint) |
| No. of events | 16 |
| Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| List of canoeists Qualification | ||
| Slalom | ||
| C-1 | men | women |
| K-1 | men | women |
| Sprint | ||
| C-1 200 m | women | |
| C-1 1000 m | men | |
| C-2 500 m | women | |
| C-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-1 200 m | men | women |
| K-1 500 m | women | |
| K-1 1000 m | men | |
| K-2 500 m | women | |
| K-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-4 500 m | men | women |
Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was contested in two main disciplines: canoe slalom, to take place from 25 to 30 July 2021, and canoe sprint, from 2 to 7 August. The slalom competitions will be held at the Kasai Canoe Slalom Course; whereas the sprint events will be staged at Sea Forest Waterway.
The competition featured 16 events. The programme saw four event changes, all replacements, from 2016. In sprint, the men's C-1 200 metres and men's K-2 200 metres were replaced with women's C-1 200 metres and women's C-2 500 metres. In slalom, the men's C-2 was removed. Women's C-1 was added. These three changes were part of the Olympics' move towards gender equality. In addition, the sprint men's K-4 1000 metres was replaced with a shorter race, the men's K-4 500 metres.