Canoeing: SUP world championships, a record edition in Sabaudia

A record edition for the Stand Up Paddling world championships, the SUP that is so fashionable on Italian beaches. Lake Paola in Sabaudia will host him until next Sunday.

934 athletes from 59 nations have registered for the event, organized by the Italian canoe and kayak federation, who will compete in the Junior, Open and Master categories (+40 and +50); as many as 130 are Italian, most of whom participate on an individual basis. Record numbers which testify to the growing diffusion of the discipline and the strong presence of the home team at the top.

There are 17 Italian players called up by the federal technical manager, Simone Tugnoli Peron, in the Open and Junior tests.

Italy arrives at the world championship on home soil after 2026 as an absolute protagonist in SUP: at the European Championships last September, in Agios Nikolaos, Greece, the Italian team collected a total of 26 medals, including three gold medals from Cecilia Pampinella, winner of the continental title in the three competition specialties (Long, Sprint and Technical).

The opening ceremony yesterday evening in the square of the Municipality of Sabaudia will kick off the championship, which will have the Piave barracks of the Navy as its venue and will enjoy the support of the Ministry for Sport and Youth and the contribution of the Lazio Region. From Friday the first medals will be awarded in the 100 meters of the sprint races, on Saturday the medals in the Technical Race will be up for grabs, while Sunday ends with the endurance tests on the 12 kilometers of the Long Distance.