Canoe polo at the 2022 World Games

The canoe polo competition at the 2022 World Games will take place in July 2022,[1] in Birmingham in United States, at the Birmingham CrossPlex. Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games have been rescheduled for July 2022 as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Canoe polo
at the 2022 World Games
VenueBirmingham CrossPlex
Location Birmingham, United States
DatesJuly 2022

Qualification

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 ICF canoe polo world championships, that would have served as the qualification event for The World Games, were cancelled. Therefore, on October 25 of 2021, the International Canoe Federation announced that Eight men’s teams and eight women’s teams had been officially invited to compete. The teams were chosen based on the results of the 2018 ICF canoe polo world championships.[3]

Participating nations
  •  Chinese Taipei
  •  France
  •  Germany
  •  Great Britain
  •  Italy
  •  Netherlands
  •  New Zealand
  •  Singapore
  •  Spain
  •  United States

Medal table

  *   Host nation (United States)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States*0000
Totals (1 nations)0000

Events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's tournament
Women's tournament

References
  1. "The World Games 2022 Sports programme". Retrieved 2020-08-29.
  2. "2021 WORLD GAMES POSTPONED TO 2022 TO AVOID TOKYO OLYMPIC CLASH". reuters.com. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
  3. "Canoe polo teams invited for 2022 World Games". ICF - Planet Canoe. 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
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