World Championships

This past weekend, the Argentine National Rafting Championships took place on the Atuel River in San Rafael, Mendoza. Organized by the Rafting Commission of the Argentine Canoeing Federation (FAC), the event served as the selection trials for the WRF World Rafting Championships 2025, set for later this year in Argentina.​ Men's Results: 1st:...

In a thrilling display of skill and competition, the Japanese Rafting community gathered on March 22nd-23rd for the national selection races held on the stunning Yoshino River. This event served as a crucial qualification round for both the U23 and Senior categories, paving the way for Japan's national team to participate in the prestigious World...

The wait is over—registrations are officially open for the upcoming World Rafting Championships, set to take place in two thrilling destinations: Slovenia for the Junior & U23 categories and Argentina for the Senior category! Teams from around the globe can now sign up through theFLOW platform, your gateway to participating in this exciting...

The 2025 World Rafting season is coming and it’s bigger than ever! Our global calendar promises top events for everyone — from elite athletes to younger adventurers seeking new challenges. Dive into breathtaking locations, fierce competition, and unforgettable moments. The 2025 rafting season is set to be epic, featuring not one, but two World...

We are excited to announce that the city of San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina, will host the Senior World Rafting Championships 2025 from November 3rd to 9th, 2025! Set on the pristine waters of the Rio Manso within the breathtaking Nahuel Huapi National Park, this event promises to be a success for both the sport and the local community. What...

''It is with great excitement and pride that I invite you to join us for the Senior World Rafting Championship in San Carlos de Bariloche, located in the heart of Patagonia, Argentina, from November 3 to 9, 2025. This will be an unforgettable event, held in one of the most breathtaking and remote corners of the world—where adventure and nature...

Welcome to the 2025 WRF Junior & U23 Rafting World Championships in Solkan and Nova Gorica, Slovenia! On behalf of the Organising Committee, it is our great pleasure to welcome athletes, officials, and spectators from all over the world to this prestigious event. Solkan, nestled in the heart of the stunning Soča River valley, is the perfect...

In a heartwarming display of sharing and environmental awareness, athletes from around the world came together during a recent WRF World Rafting Championships 2023 Valtellina, Italy to support the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and contribute towards the adoption of a panda. Participating in the WRF athletes' lottery their collective efforts resulted...

The last RX on Adda river was on fire at the World Rafting Championships 2023. On friday the knock out of Mix, Women and Men went on until the finals at night, with the fireworks that lit up the 400 athletes, the teams' coaches and supporters and many local river enthusiasts cheering and running along the shores of the semi-artificial channel....

Gates on Adda river awarded the points of the second day at the World Rafting Championships in Valtellina, Italy. Red gates were paired (4 5 7 8 11 12 ) and forced the 30 nations to paddle challenging ferries for the Slalom podium. In the men category the game turned in favour of Italy 1 : after a touch on the 1st manche, Lorenzo Mastella, Pietro...

After Tuesday’s opening ceremony in Sondrio (Valtellina, Italy) the first race day displayed the 400 athletes at the World Champs in Boffetto for the Downriver: a section of 4.5 km in Adda river assigned the first golden points. Japan made their debut in WRF competitions and it is an explosive start: after setting the best time in the RX...

MS Channel: Delivering Live Streaming Coverage of the WRF World Rafting Championships 2023 check out all the links and stay connected! World Rafting Championship Valtellina - Downriver - June 28th 4.00 pm: https://msplus.mediasportgroup.tv/videos/world-rafting-championship-valtellina-downriver-28-giugno-ore-16-30 World Rafting Championship...

We are in the middle of the Italian Alps, on the III class rapids of Adda river , that flows through the Lombardy region in northern Italy. It originates from the Alps near the border of Switzerland and runs eastward for approximately 313 kilometres before emptying into the Po river. During its course it flows through Valtellina , before creating...

Today the Sala Consiglio dell’Amministrazione provinciale di Sondrio hosted the Press Conference for the World Rafting Championship that will take place from 26th June to 2nd July in Valtellina, on the Adda river rapids. Boffetto, the III+ Adda section, is ready to welcome the worldwide event, but it's not the first time that athletes from all...

THE EVENT Over 30 countries and a total of 400 of the best athletes from around the world will compete to the last paddle stroke on the rapids of the river Adda in the WRF Senior World Rafting Championships, the world's number-one rafting event. The World Rafting Federation ( WRF ) has entrusted the 2023 World Championships to the Federazione...

Tic tac! The Worlds are just over a month away and we are happy to present the Media-Tool-Kit of the event. The WRF World Rafting Championships 2023 will be the biggest rafting event in history, bringing together for the first time more than 30 Nations. Participants and partners are encouraged to help promote as well as celebrate the event...

Welcome to the WRF World Rafting Championships 2023 Media-Tool-Kit! From 26th June to 2nd July 2023, the WRF World Rafting Championships will be hosted in Valtellina. It will be the biggest rafting event in history, bringing together for the first time more than 30 Nations into one huge event. Participants and partners are encouraged to help...

The World Championships is always been one of the most exciting events in the world of rafting. It is a moment of great emotion, in which the best athletes of each nation compete for glory and fame. But the World Championship isn't just a competition, it's also an opportunity to get to know new countries, teams and friends. With each edition of...

The power of sport in promoting environmental sustainability and forest conservation is undoubtedly enormous. In recent years, more and more athletes, teams and sports organizations have joined the cause of OneTreePlanted, a non-profit organization dedicated to planting trees around the world to restore forests, protect wildlife and fight climate...

The most awaited appointment for rafting and extreme sport lovers is almost there: the WRF World Rafting Championships 2023, organized this time by the Italian Rafting Federation and the Adda Viva Indomita Valtellina River in Valtellina, in the heart of the beautiful Italian Alps. This year the competition will see about 450 athletes of the best...

World Rafting Federation is happy to announce that there will be the occasion, for the national teams who had less opportunity to train during the year, to have the weekend 24/25 June 2023 totally free comprehensive of all, excluding meals, in Villeneuve (AO). During this occasion the teams can make a full free weekend session of training with...

Entry lists for the 2023 World Rafting Championships confirm that more than 90 Senior National Teams from 32 Countries will arrive to Italy for the global event from 26 th June to 2 nd July! More than 40 are already entered for the Men races, while more than 20 teams will be in action in the Women category. 23 teams have been registered for the...

26th June – 2nd July 2023 Dear Sport friends , on behalf of the Italian Rafting Federation and Adda Viva Valtellina SSD, it is my pleasure to extend a warm invitation to your National teams to participate in the upcoming World Rafting Championships, which will be held in Valtellina, Italy from June 26 th to July 2 nd . This prestigious event will...

WRF has revealed the venues that will play host to the Rafting weekends during the 2023. Next year, the Senior World Championships will be held in Italy (Sondrio) and the registrations are already open. Massimo Desiati,President of the Sport Department: “ Following strong collaboration between the WRF and Pan-American Council, we are pleased to...

Due to local political issues we are sorry to inform that the 2022 World Rafting Championship, supposed to be held in Zubin Potok, is officially cancelled. The dates of all the other international races are confirmed. Check out the official calendar of the upcoming events:...

After a challenging and intense week of races, the award ceremony on the last day crowned the World Rafting Champions of the Women, Mix and Para Rafting categories. Italy 2, Women overall Champions With 292 points, scored with two golds in RX and Slalom and a silver in the Downriver, Italy 2 is the overall Champion of the Women category: Christa...

On 3rd July the last stage of the RX for Women, Mix and ParaRafting closed the race week and awarded the podiums with important points, that decided the overall results. In the Women category the four teams who made it to the semifinals, after the Phase 2 and Phase 3 of the knock out, were Turkey 2, Slovakia, Italy 1 and Italy 2 . Women, Italy 1,...

After the RX qualification on the first day of race and a challenging afternoon with a first phase of selection, the knock out phase 2 turned the lights on in the whitewater stadium on Durance river, France . 16 teams faced the whitewater course studying the opponents’ tactics and the couple of gates in strategic passages. RX night on Durance...

After the RX qualifications from yesterday the men category will finish the World Rafting Championship 2021 tonight. The knock out phase started this afternoon, without the 7 teams who got the best 7 times who will access directly to the phase 2 tonight at 21: Italy 1, Italy 2, Croatia 1, Chile 1, Russia, Turkey 1 and Argentina . Phase 1 saw 18...

Slalom day in L'Argentière-La Bessée on 1st July: 4 categories paddled 2 runs that awarded the podiums with 100, 90 and 80 points for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd best time (first or second manche). Women, Men, Para Rafting and Mix teams faced 10 challenging gates in the Stade d’eau vive Michel Baudry : 6 green gates (downstream) and 4 red gates...

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A fresh afternoon on 30th June, in the Stade d’eau vive Michel Baudry, saw more than 50 teams paddling in the 400m whitewater venue for the RX qualification . Based on the these times, the athletes will compete on Friday and Saturday in the knock out phase, that will crown the RX Champions with 120 points. Italy 1, Women team In the women...

First day of race in France : the 3 kms Downriver opens the competing part of the week, with the start in the Durance gorge with 20 cubic meters per second. The water flow doubles with the Gyronde tributary in L’Argentière-la-Bessée, reaching 43 cubics per second in the Stade d’eau vive Michel Baudry . The first team who started paddling and...

Second day of event at L’Argentière-la-Bessée and everyone is finally arrived on Durance river: 226 athletes from 19 countries are now in the French Alps and started the official training in the II-III level rapids. Downriver training, 3kms finishing at the Stade d’eau vive “Michel Baudry” The Downriver race will be 3 kms long and is scheduled...

Despite the challenging situation due to Covid-19 restriction, after two years without WRF worldwide competitions we finally arrived at the day before the World Rafting and ParaRafting Championship 2021 . For the first time in history athletes and para athletes will compete in the same rapids, at the whitewater stadium in L’Argentière-la-Bessée,...

WRF WORLD RAFTING AND PARA-RAFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021 - TEAM INFO Covid-19 Protocol - 2021 WRF World Rafting Championships - France Download here Last update June 28th, 2021

WRF WORLD RAFTING AND PARA-RAFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021 - SCHEDULE MONDAY 28th 09.30 - 18.30 Accreditations 19.00 - 19.30 . Head of Delegations Meeting TUESDAY 29th 09.00 -10.30 Downriver Official Training 12.30 - 17.00 Slalom Official Training - Stade d'Eau Vive ''Michel Baudry'' 18.30 - 20.00 Opening Ceremony - Stade d'Eau Vive ''Michel Baudry''...

A new country, that no one has ever seen in a rafting competition, will take part in the World Rafting Championship 2021: Malta . Brought together as a group at a young age, the four Maltese athletes are ex gymnasts and passionate practitioners of parkour living and training in Malta. During the years of dedication to gymnastic they have been...

At the last WRF World Rafting Championship in Tunceli (Turkey) Brazil got the over all gold, placing first in the downriver and the slalom. We talked with one of its member about his river experience and the current worldwide situation. Thiago, when was your first rafting experience? What other sports do you practice? I practice slalom kayaking,...

We’re happy to announce that we’ve partnered with One Tree Planted to plant trees! The World Rafting Federation on the occasion of the WRF World Rafting and Para-Rafting Championships 2021 , from june 28th - is honored to support reforestation with One Tree Planted as part of our commitment to sustainability. 1 ATHLETE = 1 TREE 1 Athlete = 1...

June is close and the numbers are official: the 2021 WRF World Rafting Championship , in L’Argentière-Pays des Ecrins , will welcome 30 countries and 350 athletes in almost a month. The limit for the teams’ number for each National Federation is 8, two teams per category: beside the historical 2 men and 2 women teams there will be 2 mix (2 men+2...

The Indian Rafting Foundation, founded by India’s rafting trailblazer Shaukat Sikand , held the 14th National Rafting Championship on the river Sutlej in Himachal Pradesh from 23 to 27th March 2021. The event, attended by Mr Divesh Kumar (IAS), Secretary Tourism from Himachal Pradesh, also selected two teams who will carry the Indian flag in...

The Media Sport Group and the World Rafting Federation together to promote rafting worldwide. A new important agreement for the World Rafting Federation that will expand the program of the channel 814 of Sky MS Channel with new content dedicated to rafting. Rafting, a fascinating and spectacular sport with its evocative scenarios, has always...

WRF is glad to announce that the Organising Committee has released details of the 2021 WRF World Rafting Championships, hosted in L’Argentière-Pays des Ecrins, France, from June 28 to July 3 . The first official bulletin is now online, and can be read here .

Cetina river , that flows from the Dinara mountain range to the Adriatic Sea, hosted the National Rafting Championship of Croatia on 14th-15th November. A long awaited return to the river, in compliance with the local provisions concerning the current pandemic situation, crowned the athletes who will compete under the Hrvatska flag at the WRF...

Chile and Italy make progress, but the revelation crew of 2019 is Kazakhstan. On 11th June the Munzur river hosted the RX for women and men teams who paddled the Tunceli Venue on Time Trial rafts for the qualification in the morning. In the women category the best 4 times had straight access to the quarter finals: Russia 1 with 64,74 seconds,...

Brazil and Russia are officially the first winners of the World Rafting Championship 2019! The Tunceli downriver took place this morning in the upper section of the river where 3 teams every 6 minutes started the race from the natural upper section and paddled for half an hour in the rocky bends of Munzur until the finishline under the bridge...

"500 days ago representatives from 15 countries founded the WRF in Belgrade, rafting lovers with a dream who came together from all over the world in order to create a new movement and make this amazing sport grow. I can't believe that in less than 2 years we organized such a big event, so I have to thank Fikret Yardimci , the President of the...

Günaydın World Rafting Champs! 23 men, 12 women and 13 mix teams from the whole World of Rafting woke up in Tunceli, surrounded by the limestone massif of Middle-East Anatolia, where the 3rd level river Munzur runs through green valleys under a clear sky, blue as the 10 degrees water. Rafters from 3 continents arrived yesterdaty at Elazig...

The countdown started months ago and now it marks 12 days to the WRF Senior World Championship, Turkey 2019. Albania, Armenia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, France, Georgia, India, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey and Ukraine: athletes from 18 countries are training during the last rafting sessions in...

2019 Senior Worlds is set to be another amazing event. Please be aware the schedule may still change slightly, depending on TV requirements, and also the number of entries received for the event. Read Bulletin 2 ( https://www.worldraftingfederation.com/component/edocman/tunceli-senior- world-championships-bulletin-2/viewdocument?Itemid=)

Turkish Rafting Federation and World Rafting Federation are glad to announce that Turkish Airlines has been appointed as official partner of WRF Senior World Championship 2019 that will be held in Tunceli from 8th to 13th June. The event is a great opportunity to show the results of the first year of WRF: an important meeting for the Federations...

AFTER THE SUCCESS OF THE FIRST WORLD RAFTING CHAMPIONSHIP IN ITALY, LAST JULY, TUNCELI WILL HOST THE SENIOR WORLD CHAMPS: TURKEY 2019. After several discussions about the uncertain situation in Sort (Spain) due to force majeure, the Executive board, bearing in mind the positive reaction that the Turkish organizing Committee is creating by...

On 12th May 2019 France will hold the first National Championship of Rafting: L'Argentière-La Bessée will host professional athletes and beginner rafters (who will be guided by a stag trainer) who will compete in the middle of the Alps in the southeastern France for the first time in the history of French Rafting, in order to win the National...

U23 & JUNIOR WORLD RAFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2018: AN INCREDIBLE FIGHT TO CONQUER THE WORLD TITLES Villeneuve and Ivrea has hosted 40 teams competing in the 3 World Rafting Federation disciplines: downriver, slalom and RX, on the Dora Baltea river. Many surprises in the italian Valle d'Aosta and Piemonte regions led the young athletes tuned not only...

The second race of these World Championships is over. Today, in Ivrea, the athletes performed in the Slalom race discipline on the Dora Baltea River. 25 teams tested the water that comes from the Mont Blanc. Yesterday, after the opening ceremony of the World Championships, the teams and the coaches were given a free hour to study the river before...

This morning competition was a bit hard because of the river condition. For this reason and the strength of the water, some athletes got to the end of the course exhausted. But Italians were stronger. Check out the results on the results page // After this first event, the opening ceremony of this World Championship was celebrated in Ivrea, where...

The first day of official trainings, prior of definitive races, came to an end. The athletes enjoyed the day without rain, which went better as the hours were passing by. Paraphrasing what the athletes said about the training, the level of the water has risen a little bit because of the rain of yesterday night, but they trained a lot and they are...

07.18.2018, Ivrea - The most important event for the world of rafting is everyday closer: the World Rafting Championships for the categories Junior and U23, which will be held in Italy from 21 to 24 July 2018. More than 35 teams, for a total of 15 participating countries, will compete on the rapids of the Dora Baltea River firstly in...