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Olympic Hopes Regatta 2026 Invitation

Dear Sport Friends,

The Slovak Canoe Federation is pleased to invite you to the Olympic Hopes Regatta 2026, which will take place at the Bratislava - Zemník Regatta Course, Slovakia, from 17 to 20 September 2026.

We look forward to welcoming your team in Bratislava for this prestigious international event.

Competition Programme

Disciplines with 3 or more heats will include B finals. Disciplines with 5 or more heats will include C finals.

Disciplines

Men born 2009 K1, C1 500, 1000, 5000 m
Men born 2010 K1, C1 500, 1000, 5000 m
Men born 2011 K1, C1 500, 1000, 5000 m
Men born 2009 K2, C2 500, 1000 m
Men born 2010, 2011 K2, C2 500, 1000 m
Men born 2009-2011 K4, C4 500 m
Women born 2009K1 500, 1000, 5000 m
Women born 2009C1 200, 500, 5000 m
Women born 2010K1 500, 1000, 5000 m
Women born 2010C1 200, 500, 5000 m
Women born 2011K1 500, 1000, 5000 m
Women born 2011C1 200, 500, 5000 m
Women born 2009K2, C2 500 m
Women born 2010, 2011 K2, C2 500 m
Women born 2009-2011 K4, C4 500 m

Each national Federation may enter a maximum of 2 boats in each event.

Participation Fee and Services

All participants (athletes, coaches, attendants, etc.) have to pay a participation fee of 50€/day, that includes:

The participation fee does NOT include:

In case accommodation is booked through the HOC, then all team members of that national federation will not have to pay a participation fee as it is already included in the accommodation price.

Payment

The accommodation and participation fees are to be paid as below:

Hotel reservation deadline is 14th July 2026. Once the HOC confirms your booking, you wil receive an invoice. Kindly note that the booking shall be provisional until the payment of the invoice has arrived to our bank account, hence the HOC reserves the right to alter or cancel the reservation until that time.

With the arrival of the payment it shall be a confirmed reservation. An updated proforma invoice will be sent by the HOC verifying the arrival of your transfer to our bank account. Participation fee (for those who booked their accommodation on their own and not through the HOC) has to be paid upon the proforma invoice sent by the HOC. Please, keep the deadline of submitting the nominal entry 9th September 2026.

Cancelation Terms

In case of cancellation of the booking, a charge will be made equivalent to any loss suffered by the Organizing Committee: The amount of any cancellation fee will be calculated as a percent of the accommodation package fee according to the following period of notice given:

The participant´s fees are to paid after team leaders meeting and before the competition via bank, only in EUR:

Benificiary: Slovenska kanoistika, Olympijské námestie 1, 831 04 Bratislava
Bank: Slovenská sporiteľ ňa, a.s.
IBAN: SK64 0900 0000 0051 2488 5114

Deadlines for submitting

In order to assure a very good organization and accommodation we would be obliged if you could confirm your participation by filling forms on our website (https://oh2026.canoe.sk):

After the deadline of nominal entries every change will be charged by 10,- € / one change.

Type and standards of accommodation

Accommodation for athletes and teams. Accommodation costs per person/night, including full board.

Thank you in advance for your kind cooperation. We look forward to welcoming you to our Olympic Hopes Regatta.

With our best sporting regards,

Boris Bergendi

Chairman of organizing committee