There is a 26-year gap between the youngest and oldest paddlers competing at the Paris 2024 Olympics. 

Here is a list of other notable facts and figures from the Canoe Slalom and Canoe Sprint competitions. 

239 – Athletes that will compete in the Canoe Sprint competition. 

12 – Flagbearers from the world of canoeing will participate in the Opening Ceremony. 

42 – The age of Spain’s Teresa Portela who is the oldest Canoe Slalom paddler. 

57 – Nations from all five continents participating across the canoeing competitions. 

10 – Sets of Canoe Sprint medals that will be up for grabs in Paris. 

41 – The age of Spaniard Maialen Chourraut who is the oldest Canoe Sprint paddler. 

6 – Sets of Canoe Slalom medals that will be contested, including two in kayak cross that will be making its Olympic debut. 

120 – Female athletes will participate in canoeing which is one more than the number of male paddlers. 

4 – Refugee paddlers will compete with Saman Soltani, Fernando Dayan Jorge Enriques and Saeid Fazloula in Canoe Sprint and Amir Rezanejad Hassanjani in Canoe Slalom. 

16 – The age of China’s Chen Yule who is the youngest Canoe Sprint paddler. 

1 – First-time nations in canoeing include Tunisia and Comoros in Canoe Slalom and Colombia, Chinese Taipei and Vietnam in Canoe Sprint. 

18 – The age of China’s Li Shiting who is the youngest athlete in the Canoe Slalom competition. 

4 – Paddlers will compete in a single race in kayak cross that will make its debut at the Olympic Game. 

84 – Athletes will participate in the Canoe Slalom competition in Paris. 

22 – Sprint paddlers will be on the start line in Paris after participating in the ICF Talent Identification Programme.