Participate 876 canoeists of eighteen countries aboard 617 embarcations. In the sports plan Jorge Alonso and Santiago Guerrero (National Team of Spain) they took the together head the German Max Hoff and Stephan Stiefenhofer, that could not endure the rhythm of the present champions of Spain of marathon. For lack of five kilometers for the arrival of Ribadesella, Martínez and Merchán they had been situated already to the wave of the canoe of Alonso and Guerrero after a great mended in which they showed again their deep knowledge of the Sella, they gained the Descent, and go four you followed for this indisputable couple in the Sella..

In K1, record and victory of Manuel Busto, that could not participate in k2 due to physical problems of his companion.