The Lord Mayor of the City of Brandenburg an der Havel
When in March 2016 the Board of Directors of the International Canoe Federation (ICF) awarded the 2020 ICF Junior & U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships to our city, we Brandenburgers were delighted. We consider it a great honour to host this high-carat international sporting event at our modern, yet tradition-steeped natural regatta course on Beetzsee lake.
The awarding of the world championships reflects the enormous esteem and recognition that the Brandenburg regatta team enjoys in the international canoeing family. Since the 2008 Canoe Marathon World Cup, the volunteer organisers and assistants have been meticulously preparing for and successfully staging a top ICF or ECA event almost every year. The experience gained thereby ensures that everything will run smoothly again when the best canoeists in the world at junior and U23 level meet again in summer 2020. I am confident that the sporting and cosmopolitan Brandenburg public will yet again experience international elite sport at the highest level.
On behalf of all Brandenburgers, I invite the representatives of the world governing body, the ICF, and of the national canoeing associations, the athletes, coaches and assistants and spectators to the 2020 Junior & U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships. We are looking forward to this great festival of sport and wish even now to give our guests from all parts of the world a very warm welcome to Brandenburg an der Havel.
Steffen Scheller
Lord Mayor of the City of Brandenburg an der Havel
The President of the German Canoe Federation
We will invite the world’s best junior and U23 canoe athletes in canoe sprint to be our guests in Brandenburg an der Havel .
Nine years after the last World Championships of juniors and U23, held by the German Canoe Federation, the city of Brandenburg an der Havel will very welcome the best young sprint canoeists around the world again as host of this international championships from 16th to 19th July 2020. The natural regatta course of the lake Beetzsee in Brandenburg at the Havel will be the venue for this high-level canoe competition for the second time after 2011. In cooperation with the organizing team of Brandenburg Beetzsee we are looking forward to welcoming the canoe family to this title contests.
In my capacity as acting president of the German Canoe Federation I’m pleased to be able to say welcome to all the athletes, doctors and coaches as well as to all the official representatives of the International Canoe Federation.
First, I would like to thank the International Canoe Federation for authorizing us to arrange this World championships. I also thank the city of Brandenburg at the Havel, the federal state of Brandenburg and the local organizers whose support will enable such an international exalted event. Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to the multitude of promoters, supporters and sponsors which are all contributed their share to enable us to organize such professional matches.
Let us witness together the proceeding of the success story of canoe racing and be present when our athletes play an essential part in it. I wish our guests enchanting days in Brandenburg and especially that their personal favorites do live up to their expectations.
With best regards
Thomas Konietzko
President German Canoe Federation
The Chairman of the Organising Committee
In the name of the local host Regattateam Brandenburg Beetzsee e.V., I feel honored to welcome the top athletes of juniors and U23 in Brandenburg an der Havel. I am sure that our unique natural regatta course provides a worthy setting and the best sports conditions for the competitions of the World Championships 2020.
The Regattateam Brandenburg Beetzsee e.V. as host of the 2020 ICF Juniors and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships will again intensively strive for a successful event for all participants. We hope that we can welcome again many teams at the regatta course in Brandenburg an der Havel.
In Bulletin No. 1 you will find the most important information about the competition, accommodation and all the services included in the accreditation fee. Germany, the Federal State of Brandenburg and the City of Brandenburg an der Havel welcome you with their warmest hospitality!
Uwe Steinhäuser
Chairman of the Organisation Committee