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 Italiana Rafting (FIRAFT).The 2023 World Championships are an opportunity to experience the thrill of the sport and discover a magnificent natural area with a wealth of landscapes, culture, food and wine.
THE EVENT ORGANISER
The event organiser is ADDA VIVA INDOMITA VALTELLINA RIVER, the number-one rafting and outdoor centre in LOMBARDY.
Officially and legally recognised by the Italian rafting federation FIRAFT and affiliated to F.I.C.K, the Italian Canoe and Kayak Federation, Adda Viva Indomita Valtellina River counts among its ranks highly qualified canoe instructors and rafting guides. A large number of young and very young Indomita members have obtained excellent results in regional and national competitions. 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.
Athletes, enthusiasts, sports lovers and tourists will enliven the banks of the ADDA, the scene of a week of competitions and numerous initiatives run by the organising committee.
THE EVENT VENUES
At 313 km, the Adda is Italy's fourth longest river.
It rises in the Rhaetian Alps at 2,237 metres above sea level in the Alpisella valley on the southern slope of Monte del Ferro, within the Stelvio National Park, which adjoins the Fraele valley with the artificial lakes of Cancano and San Giacomo. In Valtellina the Adda runs for some 125 km, and is enlarged by a number of tributaries: the Roasco, the Poschiavino, the Mallero and the Masino. The river finally arrives at Lake Como.
SPONSORS
The RAFTING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS are the result of a challenge accepted by ADDA VIVA INDOMITA VALTELLINA RIVER with the support of a number of public and private sponsors. It is thanks to them that the ADDA and its magnificent area are once again in the spotlight.
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