2003 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 33 Canoe Sprint World Championships were held from 10th to 14th September 2003 in the United States in Gainesville (Georgia ) instead. The competitions were held on Lake Lanier. The World Championships were organized by the International Canoe Federation (ICF).
A total of 27 competitions were held in the disciplines of canoe and kayak, with 18 for men and 9 for women only, because in them only kayak competitions were held. The distances of the races were 200 m, 500 m and 1000 m.
- 2.2.1 kayak
Doping
The Russian Sergey Ulegin won two gold and one silver medal, but were denied him because of the use of doping substances again. His racing colleagues in the C-2 500m ( Aleksandr Kostoglod ), C - 4 200 m ( Kostoglod, Roman Kruglyakov, and Maxim Opalev ), and C-4 500 m ( Kostoglod, Kruglyakov, and Opalev ) also had to hand over the medals. Ulegin was excluded for 2 years from the sport.