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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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
Non-Olympic categories
Men’s K1 200m: Naocha Singh Laitonjam
Women’s C1 500m: Megha Pradeep
Mixed K2 500m: Prohit Baroi/Parvathy Geetha