Cooper and Moreno from the Balearic Islands on their way to Paris

The national canoeing team closed the World Cup in Hungary with six medals and the focus on the Olympic Games in Paris. This World Cup places Spain once again as one of the powers in canoeing and leaves the door open to dream big for the Olympic Games in Paris.

The men's C2 500 faced the final with two Spanish boats and a ticket to Paris at stake. After a very close race, the prize went to the Reial Club Nàutic Port de Pollença paddlers, Joan Antoni Moreno and Diego Domínguez, who won by tenths of a second over the pair formed by Tano and Pablo. The Mallorcan and the Madrid-born have taken the prize in the two direct confrontations of this season and conquer the Olympic dream.

The men's K4 500 resurfaced after the last World Championships and took third place in a very tight finish behind Germany and Australia. The Mallorcan paddler Marcus Cooper and his teammates Saúl Craviotto, Carlos Arévalo, and Rodrigo Germade have won bronze in this World Championship, a prize that endorses the work done and makes it clear that they are a clear contender for Paris 2024. 

The men's K2 500 of the mallorcan Marcus Cooper and Adrián del Río also won the bronze medal after a race that was decided on the last throw, coming within two hundredths of the Portuguese boat. Although the boats are not decided for Paris, this event shows that Spain is a clear contender for the metal at the Olympic Games. 

The Spanish kayak team will be made up of six athletes: Saúl Craviotto, Marcus Cooper, Carlos Arévalo, Rodrigo Germade, Paco Cubelos and Adrián del Río. It remains to be seen how the teams will be formed in the K2 500, but the aspirations will be high.