Meet our Paris Games athletes

Meet our Paris Games athletes

Meet our Paris Games athletes

Whether you’re watching from home or are lucky enough to witness the action live in Paris, you won’t want to miss the Slalom and Paracanoe action! We’ll be sharing updates through social media and the Paris 2024 portal on the Paddle UK website, but here is how you can watch the action live. 

Canoe Slalom

Olympic Games team

Olympic Games team

Canoe Slalom and Kayak Cross will take place from 27 July – 5 August at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium, with the men’s canoe and women’s kayak heats getting the action underway on day one of the Olympic Games.

Ten days of whitewater action will conclude with the latter stages of the kayak cross, the brand new event for Paris 2024, where Olympic champions will be crowned.

27 July:
Men’s canoe and women’s kayak heats from 14:00
28 July:
Women’s kayak semi-final and final from 14:30
29 July:
Men’s canoe semi-final and final from 14:30
30 July:
Women’s canoe and men’s kayak heats from 14:00
31 July:
Women’s canoe semi-final and final from 14:30
1 August:
Men’s kayak semi-final and final from 14:30
2 August:
Men’s & women’s kayak cross time-trials from 14:30
3 August:
Men’s & women’s kayak cross round 1 and repechage from 14:30
4 August:
Men’s & women’s kayak cross heats from 14:30
5 August:
Men’s & women’s kayak cross quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals from 14:30

Britain will have four slalom athletes representing TeamGB this summer: Joe Clarke, Mallory Franklin, Kimberley Woods, and Adam Burgess, all heading to their second Olympics.

Live coverage of the Olympic Games will be available on the Discovery+ platforms, BBC, and Eurosport, with specific channel information provided closer to the events.

Paracanoe

Paralympic Games team

Paralympic Games team

Paracanoe will take place from 6-8 September at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium. All ten event heats will occur on day one, and athletes will battle it out for the medals in the final two days.

6 September:
Men’s & women’s KL1, KL2 ,KL3, VL2, VL3 heats
7 September:
Men’s KL1, KL2, KL3 & women’s VL2, VL3 semi-finals and finals
8 September:
Women’s KL1, KL2, KL2 & men’s VL2, VL3 semi-finals and finals
Britain will have nine athletes representing ParalympicsGB this summer.

Returning Paralympians Emma Wiggs, Jeanette Chippington, Charlotte Henshaw, Laura Sugar, Rob Oliver, Dave Phillipson, and Hope Gordon will be joined by Jack Eyers and Ed Clifton, who make their Paralympic debuts in Paris.

Live coverage of the Paralympic Games will be available across Channel 4, More4, Channel 4 streaming, and social channels. Over 1,300 hours of coverage will be available on Channel 4 Sport’s YouTube channel.