The competition will be held at the canoeing base of the local sports school named after Konstantin Kostenko, a World Champion, a pioneer of the Barnaul canoeing canal. The layout is unique in its technical characteristics. After training camp in Barnaul, Russian canoeist Maxim Opalev in 2008 became the first Russian Olympic Champion in canoeing in Beijing. The canoe base of the Konstantin Kostenko sports school has been constantly in use since that time.

Thanks to the efforts of the government of the Altai territory and the Federation of Canoe of the Altai territory, a world-class canoeing centre has been created in Barnaul over the past few years. The Russian Canoe Federation considers the canoeing canal in Barnaul the most important springboard for the development of this sport in Eurasia and the preparation of Russian athletes for major international starts in this part of the world.

I am sure that the participants of the World Cup will show high results here, and the fans will enjoy an unforgettable spectacle

Eugene Arkhipov, President of the Russian Canoe Federation