Asian Canoe Sprint Olympic Qualifier 2024: Schedule, match timings, Indian squad and live-streaming details

Indian canoeists and kayakers will strive to secure their spots for the Paris Olympics 2024 across six different categories at the Asian Canoe Sprint Olympic Qualifier, starting on Thursday, April 18, at Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo, Japan.

India will be represented by 13 athletes at the Tokyo meet, with 10 of them vying for Olympic quotas. The remaining three will compete in non-Olympic categories, solely contending for medals.

Leading India’s quest for medals and Paris Olympics 2024 quotas in Tokyo are Asian Games bronze medallists Arjun Singh and Sunil Singh Salam. Also, among the contenders are Varinder Singh (men’s K1 1000m), Rimson Mairembam/Harshwardhan Singh Shaktawat (men’s K2 500m), Gyaneshwor Singh Philem (men’s C1 1000m), Parvathy Geetha/Soniya Devi Phairembam (women’s K2 500m), and Neha Devi Leichonbam/Kaveri (women’s C2 500m).

Olympic quotas will be secured by the top two boats in the men’s and women’s K1 and C1 events, and the leading boat in the men’s and women’s K2 and C2 events from the Indian contingent.

India has never previously participated in a canoe event at the Summer Olympics. Interestingly, the canoeing events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics were also held at the same venue.

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Asian Canoe Sprint Olympic Qualifier 2024: Schedule and match timings (In IST)

April 18, Thursday

Men’s C2 500m heats, 6:00 AM onwards

Men’s C2 semi-finals, 10:00 AM onwards

Men’s K1 200m heats, 6:48 AM onwards

Men’s K1 200m semi-finals, 10:23 AM onwards

Men’s K2 500m heats, 7:30 AM onwards

Men’s K2 500m semi-finals, 11:00 AM onwards

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April 19, Friday

Women’s C1 500m finals, 6:00 AM onwards

Women’s K2 500m finals, 6:10 AM onwards

Men’s C2 500m finals, 6:20 AM onwards

Men’s K1 200m finals, 7:00 AM onwards

Women’s C2 500m finals, 7:35 AM onwards

Men’s K2 500m finals, 7:45 AM onwards

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April 20, Saturday

Mixed K2 500m finals, 6:50 AM onwards

Men’s C1 1000m heats, 11:30 AM onwards

Men’s K1 1000m heats, 11:46 AM onwards

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April 21, Sunday

Men’s C1 1000m semi-finals, 6:00 AM onwards

Men’s K1 1000m semi-finals, 6:08 AM onwards

Men’s C1 1000m finals, 7:20 AM onwards

Men’s K1 1000m finals, 7:30 AM onwards

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Asian Canoe Sprint Olympic Qualifier 2024: Live telecast and streaming details

The Asian Canoe Sprint Championships 2024 will be live streamed on the tournament’s YouTube channel while there is no telecast for fans in India.

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Asian Canoe Sprint Olympic Qualifier 2024: Indian team

Olympic categories

Men’s K1 1000m: Varinder Singh

Men’s K2 500m: Rimson Mairembam/Harshwardhan Singh Shaktawat

Men’s C1 1000m: Gyaneshwor Singh Philem

Men’s C2 500m: Arjun Singh/Sunil Singh Salam

Women’s K2 500m: Parvathy Geetha/Soniya Devi Phairembam

Women’s C2 500m: Neha Devi Leichonbam/Kaveri

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Non-Olympic categories

Men’s K1 200m: Naocha Singh Laitonjam

Women’s C1 500m: Megha Pradeep

Mixed K2 500m: Prohit Baroi/Parvathy Geetha