Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

During the 67th Session of the IOC in Mexico in 1968, Canoe Slalom and Wild-Water Racing asked to be included into the Olympic Programme.[1] The meeting decides to add canoe slalom to the program with the restriction that the event must not take place too far from the Olympic city.The Executive Board decided to recommend slalom for Munich 1972 Summer Olympic Games, but the question would later be reviewed.[3] The Organizing Committee examines the possibility of building the Canoe-Slalom tracks in Munich about 5–6 km from the Olympic Village.IOC decides that Canoe slalom for the Munich Games will be omitted from the programme if they would have to take place in Augsburg.

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