Canoe slalom
DISCIPLINE IN SPORT OF CANOEING AND KAYAKING, TO NAVIGATE THROUGH A COURSE OF HANGING GATES ON RIVER RAPIDS
Kayak slalom; Kayak Slalom; Canoe Slalom; Slalom canoeing; Whitewater Slalom; Whitewater slalom; Slalom canoe; Slalom canoeist
Canoe slalom (previously known as whitewater slalom) is a competitive sport with the aim to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging downstream or upstream gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of the two kayak and canoeing disciplines at the Summer Olympics, and is referred to by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as Canoe/Kayak Slalom.