Račice (Litoměřice District)

Račice

Račice sportcetrum

Račice (German: Ratschitz) is a village in Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic. It is located 8 km northeast of Roudnice nad Labem or 41 km north of Prague and has a population of 308. It is the major rowing and flatwater canoeing venue in the Czech Republic. Račice hosted the 1993 World Rowing Championships and the 2006 European Flatwater Championships.

World Rowing Championships

Editions	Lucerne 1962 Bled 1966 St. Catharines 1970 Lucerne 1974 Nottingham 1975 Amsterdam 1977 Hamilton 1978 Bled 1979 Hazewinkel 1980 Munich 1981 Lucerne 1982 Duisburg 1983 Montreal 1984 Hazewinkel 1985 Nottingham 1986 Copenhagen 1987 Milan 1988 Bled 1989 Tasmania 1990 Vienna 1991 Montreal 1992 Račice 1993 Indianapolis 1994 Tampere 1995 Motherwell 1996 Aiguebelette 1997 Cologne 1998 St. Catharines 1999 Zagreb 2000 Lucerne 2001 Seville 2002 Milan 2003 Banyoles 2004 Kaizu, Gifu 2005 Dorney 2006 Munich 2007 Ottensheim 2008 Poznań 2009 Hamilton 2010 Bled 2011 Plovdiv 2012 Chungju 2013 Amsterdam 2014 Aiguebelette 2015 Rotterdam 2016 Sarasota 2017 Plovdiv 2018 Ottensheim 2019

Venues	Rotsee (1962) Lake Bled (1966) Royal Canadian Henley Rowing Course (1970) Rotsee (1974) Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre (1975) Bosbaan (1977) Lake Karapiro (1978) Lake Bled (1979) Hazewinkel (1980) Regattastrecke Oberschleißheim (1981) Rotsee (1982) Wedau (1983) Île Notre-Dame (1984) Hazewinkel (1985) Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre (1986) Copenhagen (1987) Idroscalo (1988) Lake Bled (1989) Lake Barrington (Tasmania) (1990) Vienna (1991) Île Notre-Dame (1992) Račice (Litoměřice District) (1993) Eagle Creek Park (1994) Kaukajärvi (1995) Strathclyde Country Park (1996) Lac d'Aiguebelette (1997) Fühlingen (1998) Royal Canadian Henley Rowing Course (1999) Jarun (2000) Rotsee (2001) Guadalquivir (2002) Idroscalo (2003) Lake of Banyoles (2004) Nagaragawa International Regatta Course (2005) Dorney Lake (2006) Regattastrecke Oberschleißheim (2007) Ottensheim (2008) Lake Malta (2009) Lake Karapiro (2010) Lake Bled (2011) Plovdiv (2012) Tangeum Lake (2013) Bosbaan (2014) Lac d'Aiguebelette (2015) Willem-Alexanderbaan (2016) Nathan Benderson Park (2017) Plovdiv (2018) Ottensheim (2019)

External links

Racice Sports Centre

Coordinates: 50°27′38″N 14°20′58″E / 50.46056°N 14.34944°E / 50.46056; 14.34944

Canoeing and kayaking

Main competitive disciplines	Canoe sprint Whitewater slalom Canoe marathon Canoe polo Wildwater canoeing Canoe sailing Playboating

Olympics	Summer Olympics Male medalists Female medalists Venues

Other disciplines	Creeking Dragon boating Extreme racing Freeboating Surf skiing Surf kayaking Snow boating Squirt boating

International Canoe Federation (ICF) Championships	Sprint (Men's Canadian medalists Women's Canadian medalists Men's kayak medalists Women's kayak medalists Paracanoe medalists) Slalom (Men's Canadian medalists Women's Canadian medalists Men's kayak medalists Women's kayak medalists Mixed canadian medalists) Marathon Junior & U23

Recreation	Small-craft sailing Whitewater canoeing / kayaking Sea kayaking Canoe camping Kayak fishing Kayak diving Dongola racing Canoe orienteering Canoe livery Playboating

Modern boats	Canoe Kayak Concrete canoe Flyak Folding kayak International Canoe Malia Recreational kayak Sprint canoe

Traditional boats	Aleutian kayak Cayuco Chundan Vallam Dugout Fur brigade Outrigger canoe Pacific Northwest Rabaska Sturgeon-nosed canoe Taimen Umiak Waka War canoe

Techniques	Eskimo Rescue Kayak roll Portage Paddling

Equipment	Artificial whitewater Albano buoy system Outrigger Paddle Paddle float Paddle leash Royalex Sea sock Spray deck Tuilik

Kayakers	Doug Ammons Jimmy Blakeney Tyler Bradt Paul Caffyn Tad Dennis Chris Duff Nigel Foster Maria Francis Douglas C. Gordon Štěpánka Hilgertová Freya Hoffmeister Eric Jackson Ramo Kolenović Brad Ludden Andrew McAuley Mark Pollock Oskar Speck Rush Sturges Clay Wright Alexander Yermilov

Venues	Canoeing and kayaking venues

Competitions	List of world records in canoeing Adirondack Canoe Classic Au Sable River Canoe Marathon Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Marathon Dusi Canoe Marathon Hawkesbury Canoe Classic Murray Marathon National Student Rodeo Thameside Series Waterside Series Riverland Paddling Marathon

Festivals	Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival Duanwu Festival Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York Houston Dragon Boat Festival Lethbridge Dragon Boat Festival Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival

Governing bodies	European Canoe Association American Canoe Association Australian Canoeing British Canoe Union British Dragon Boat Racing Association Canadian Canoe Association Canoe Wales Croatian Canoe Federation Scottish Canoe Association Portuguese Canoe Federation USA Canoe/Kayak

Other organisations	Association of International Paddle Sport Federations Canadian Canoe Museum International Dragon Boat Federation Sir Alexander Mackenzie Canada Sea-to-Sea Bicentennial Expeditions UK Rivers Access Campaign

Media	La Chasse-galerie Paddle-to-the-Sea (film) The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes Waterwalker

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