Since 2012, the lion Véna belongs to the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Prague like the Vltava River to Prague. The fans and also the foreign competitors cannot imagine the atmosphere of the event without the popular mascot. But who is hidden in the lion´s fur? You will find out more in this special interview.

On Thursday 15 June, the official press conference of the first ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup this year started in the morning. The president of the Czech Canoe Union Jan Boháč was present as well as the president of the organising committee Jiří Rohan. From the competitors, Jiří Prskavec, Vavřinec Hradilek, Vítězslav Gebas with Tereza Fišerová and the Slovak canoeists Alexander Slafkovský took part.

The first ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup of this season was opened by welcoming the best athletes at residence of Prague’s Mayor. The elite of the world and Czech canoe slalom was welcomed by Adriana Krnáčová, the Mayor of the City of Prague, and Jaroslav Pollert, chairman of the Czech Canoe Union.

The ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup started on Thursday morning in Prague – Troja with the extreme canoe slalom qualifications. Very popular event among sports fans had its premiere at the World Cup last year. The qualification rides showed who will participate in the Saturday´s main program.

Are you ready? Already this Thursday (15 June), the first from the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup series 2017 starts in Prague. For the first time in this year, the complete world class will perform at the artificial canoe slalom course in Troja. The event is held under the auspices of the Mayor of Prague Adriana Krnáčová who will welcome the participants from 36 countries. The Rio Olympic and European medallists will not be missing – Corinna Kuhnle of Austria or Alexander Slafkovský of Slovakia will compete too.

Unique sport event ČEZ Prague Riverside Cross came again to Rašínovo nábřeží in Prague where the first World Cup of this season is taking place by the end of this weekend. Sunny weather attracted many fans that came to support the best canoeist and kayakers of today who competed in unusual combination of canoe slalom and biathlon shooting from laser guns.

Cross the center of Prague on the water and see the beauty of the heart of Europe from the river. This is exactly what the Paddleride offers every year. The general public has the opportunity to join the same wave alongside the best Czech paddlers and enjoy the common moments while traveling from the boathouse of the USK Prague area to the very center of the city.

Already the next weekend will welcome the best canoeists in the world at the artificial canoe slalom course in Prague – Troja. Why not to miss this famous sport event? You can find some of the ten reasons in the article.

Less than a year ago, at the World Cup in Prague – Troja, they won a precious gold. The C2 paddlers Ondřej Karlovský and Jakub Jáně managed to crown this year´s Czech selection race at Trnávka and they await the medal fights at the European championships in Tacen, Slovenia. What do they expect coming back to defend the third place in Prague this June?

Only less than a month is left until the first from this year´s ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup series which will start this year in Prague (16-18.6). If you want to see the sport legends like Štěpánka Hilgertová, Vavřinec Hradilek, Jiří Prskavec, or Kateřina Kudějová, do not miss the event! The tickets are already available online at TicketPro.