Description of Competition Venue and sport infrastructure

Length 600 meters, Drop 4 m Width 10-12 m, Depth 40-120 cm, Grade III-IV

The Augsburg Whitewater Stadium is located in the city Augsburg, close to „Hochablass“.It is an artificial whitewater sporting facility which hosted the canoe/kayak slalom at events the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich/Augsburg. The facility is part of the channels in Augsburg. The channel starts at „Hochablass“ and the water comes from Lech River, the channel is 600 metres in length, between 0.40 and 1.2 metres deep and between twelve and 12 metres wide. The drop from top to bottom is 4.1 metres. There are no pumps necessary on the whole course. It is close to the city. By bus approximately 15 minutes to historical old town (more than 2000 years old).

The facility, which includes a restaurant, is a popular recreational area, offering individual training in kayaking/canoeing. It is regularly used for local, national and international canoeing/slalom events, but also wildwater races, rafting competitions and freestyle competitions. There is also the famous canoe museum in the tower direct on the course, by the clubhouses.

There are a number of training facilities close to the clubhouse, not necessary to travel far. We have the following: Forestcourse, Baby course, Youth course, Olympia course, the river Lech nearby, 10 km to drive river up, the dam no. 23 on the river Lech

Race Course Wildwater Sprint Worlds 2011