| Event: | Canoeing |
| Games: | 2018 Asian Games |
| Venue: | Bendung Rentang Jakabaring Lake |
| Dates: | 21 August – 1 September 2018 |
| Competitors: | 228 |
| Nations: | 23 |
| Prev: | 2014 |
| Next: | 2022 |
The canoeing races at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang were contested in three main disciplines: the slalom from 21 to 23 August, and the sprint from 29 August to 1 September.[1] The slalom canoe competition was held at the Bendung Rentang in Majalengka Regency, West Java;[2] whereas the sprint events were staged in Jakabaring Lake at the Jakabaring Sport City, Palembang.[3] Additionally, the games also contested the canoe polo discipline as demonstration sport.[4] [5] [6] [7] Also in part of canoeing event was the dragon boat event.[8]
During a preparation meeting, West Java provincial secretary stated that the quality of the water in Bendung Rentang was polluted by sand and soil mining waste (galian C).[9] According to Indonesian Minister of Public Works and People's Housing Basuki Hadimuljono, the quantity of water in Bandung Rentang was enough, about 15 cubic meters per second, so the speed (water) had met the standard, and to improve the water quality, sand excavation activity around the venue would be stopped for a while.[10]
| H | Heats | S | Semifinal | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | 21st Tue | 22nd Wed | 23rd Thu | 24th Fri | 25th Sat | 26th Sun | 27th Mon | 28th Tue | 29th Wed | 30th Thu | 31st Fri | 1st Sat | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slalom | |||||||||||||||||
| Men's C-1 | H | S | F | ||||||||||||||
| Men's K-1 | H | S | F | ||||||||||||||
| Women's C-1 | H | S | F | ||||||||||||||
| Women's K-1 | H | S | F | ||||||||||||||
| Sprint | |||||||||||||||||
| Men's C-1 1000 m | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Men's C-2 200 m | H | S | F | ||||||||||||||
| Men's C-2 1000 m | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Men's K-1 200 m | H | S | F | ||||||||||||||
| Men's K-2 1000 m | H | S | F | ||||||||||||||
| Men's K-4 500 m | H | S | F | ||||||||||||||
| Women's C-1 200 m | H | S | F | ||||||||||||||
| Women's C-2 500 m | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Women's K-1 200 m | H | S | F | ||||||||||||||
| Women's K-1 500 m | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Women's K-2 500 m | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Women's K-4 500 m | F | ||||||||||||||||
| C-1 | ||||
| K-1 |
| C-1 | ||||
| K-1 |
| C-1 1000 m | ||||
| C-2 200 m | Xing Song Li Qiang | Artur Guliev Elyorjon Mamadaliev | Merey Medetov Timur Khaidarov | |
| C-2 1000 m | Liu Hao Wang Hao | Sergey Yemelyanov Timofey Yemelyanov | Nurislom Tukhtasin Ugli Serik Mirbekov | |
| K-1 200 m | ||||
| K-2 1000 m | Zhang Dong Bu Tingkai | Ilya Golendov Andrey Yerguchyov | Shakhriyor Makhkamov Shokhrukhbek Azamov | |
| K-4 500 m | Ilya Golendov Alexey Dergunov Sergii Tokarnytskyi Yevgeniy Alexeyev | Cho Gwang-hee Cho Jeong-hyun Choi Min-kyu Kim Ji-won | Ahmad Reza Talebian Peyman Ghavidel Ali Aghamirzaei Amin Boudaghi |
| C-1 200 m | ||||
| C-2 500 m | Ma Yanan Sun Mengya | Dilnoza Rakhmatova Nilufar Zokirova | Riska Andriyani Nurmeni | |
| K-1 200 m | ||||
| K-1 500 m | ||||
| K-2 500 m | Li Yue Zhou Yu | Ekaterina Shubina Yuliya Borzova | Yuka Ono Hideka Tatara | |
| K-4 500 m | Ma Qing Zhou Yu Yang Jiali Huang Jieyi | Inna Klinova Irina Podoinikova Zoya Ananchenko Viktoriya Kopyova | Natalya Kazantseva Yuliya Borzova Ekaterina Shubina Kseniya Kochneva |
A total of 228 athletes from 23 nations competed in canoeing at the 2018 Asian Games: