international canoe federation held august nova_scotia canada lake canadian city selected host championships october having previously final preparations summer olympics beijing competition format changed time championships exhibition events women canoe added sponsorship local province nova scotia media coverage provided canada europe united_states internet television mobile phone nations participated championships germany won medals medals seven men canoe overall winner russia seven medals gold silver bronze men big winner germany medals silver bronze hungary won medals events women athlete comments ranged disgust format adjustment canoe sprint program summer olympics upset success championships hopefully push inclusion future paralympic level events explanation events canoe sprint competitions broken canadian canoe open canoe single blade closed canoe double bladed canoe hold person people people specific single competition distances metres metres metres long competition listed event example means people canoe competing metres distance event awarded championships directors meeting madrid spain october event format changes congress rome new program championships approved marked change program addition women event championships men men women events replaced relay men relay men women women events shown exhibition exhibition events men women mixed mixed took place legs arms arms legs arms arms support women canadian ability events confirmed directors meeting switzerland march training camp held women canoe conjunction championships official meetings january secretary general visited halifax days impressed history area development future canada public meetings held halifax march championships facility end lake canoe course upgraded water pumped lake ceased december allowing lake rise regular level february cleanup restoration landscaping completed spring construction included new concrete metres metres metres finish points debris cleanup new lane wires new cross wires new starting gates tested second national team trials held lake june temporary spectators day constructed additional changes environmental reasons included nova scotia environment providing water stations athletes spectators volunteers fill water bottles purchased site eliminated bottles kilograms plastic waste university residence halls energy efficient lighting cleaning products university eliminated use food waste energy consumption daily water usage litres imp gal gal buy local policy delivery truck ran entirely vegetable oil fuel according august press release staging area birch cove park halifax countries competed championships estimated spectators presented women canoe program included female different countries festival entertainment sponsored including concert lake august drew spectators sponsors include silver sponsors chronicle herald halifax radio bronze sponsors nova scotia environment mills fashion government sponsorship halifax regional municipality supporters friends participating nations nations listed preliminary entry list numbers shown men women competed respective nation russia overall attendees canada topped number women competing media guide listed nations participating seven nations listed compete dominican_republic montenegro nigeria south_korea nations competed listed sponsored athletes development program romania early allowed compete world championships countries included algeria armenia sri_lanka thailand coverage media coverage provided sports canada united_states live results provided official website sponsored ran august august august august championship information available twitter broadcast times august followed late night coverage august coverage web finals 15th 16th live seen demand website total million people countries worldwide watched event television results transmitted free mobile web application named result mobile developed schedule opening closing ceremonies opening ceremonies took place august people watched countries participate opening ceremonies included canoe chair president minister concert lake took place august attendees closing ceremonies occurred august medals presented gold traditional european silver traditional african nova bronze territory prior settlement french 17th century settlement rotated french british british took area french indian war settled nova scotia atlantic slave trade ran 16th 19th centuries closing ceremonies august included passing flag world championship hosts festival performances festivals days started minutes race ended minutes race day live entertainment took place days vendors displays exhibits boating safety discussed interactive exhibits canoe construction allowing touch live animals world including feet competition schedule men canoe men women women canoe exhibition exhibition results preliminary draw released august updated august men canoe russia winner seven medals winning medals won gold medals won complete set medals canoe discipline won gold medal championships germany won medals men medals germany championships pushed career total tying germany won winning women hungary events winning medals medals pushed total medal count germany bronze medal event south_africa africa world championships bronze event makes oldest medalist history championships exhibition women canoe host nation canada won exhibition events won events nations finishes included brazil ecuador great_britain united_states italy finishes lead nations event united_states second aftermath athlete comments australia wallace commented upset decision championships replace men events summer olympics events men women upcoming summer olympics london hungary stated addition women event olympics change training routine italy competing 20th world championships stated nervous year old girl today germany expressed love canada going holiday host nation future august article director thanked efforts involved events championships edwards stated efforts success inclusion special olympics world summer games athens greece recognized goal special olympic programs national level inclusion summer paralympics second shorter term nations continents participate year canoe sprint world championships year world championships italy united_states canada brazil france participants included great_britain portugal process include summer paralympics rio_de_janeiro brazil began october approval reached july medals table shown non exhibition events
2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships