Kanupark Markkleeberg
The Canoe Park Markham is one of two artificial whitewater facilities in Germany.
Location
The investment of the canoe parks Markham is located is part of the Leipzig Neuseenlands on the southeast coast of the Markkleeberger lake, a flooded former lignite mining in the south bordering Leipzig city Markham.
It is one of two modern artificial plants in Europe which comply with the new guidelines for the canoe slalom of the International Canoe Federation. The system is technically comparable to the Olympic routes Penrith Whitewater Stadium in Sydney, Helliniko Olympic Complex in Athens and Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing Shunyi. In contrast to the first German wild water system, which was built for the canoe slalom competitions at the Olympic Games in 1972 Augsburger ice channel, the water is carried in Markkleeberg canoe park on pumps in the water channels.
Construction
The white-water system was planned as part of the Leipzig application to the 2012 Olympics, but they were eventually awarded to London. The town of Markham decided to build, designed by the Düsseldorf-based architects RKW Rhode Kellermann Wawrowsky plant in 2001. In 2004 the decision was taken to continue building despite Olympic cancellation. The groundbreaking ceremony for the resultant in the course of restoring the former lignite landscape in the area south of Leipzig plant was carried out in April 2005, the trial run was recorded from September 2006. The Keys to the city Markham took place on 11 November 2006, the opening took place on 15 April 2007. Federal government promoted with approximately 4.9 million euros to build. Establishments is the canoeing park through the city Markham.
Immediately after its completion, the facility served as a training facility for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. By moving obstacles ( portable plastic bollards), the Beijing race course could be is trying to match.
Specifications
The Canoe Park Markham has two independent stretches of white water with U-shaped routes and a common target pool. In the southern part of the 270 meter long and 8.40 meter wide competition course. In the northern part of the 130 meter long and 5.70 meter wide training track runs. The differences in altitude between the start and target pool be at the race course 5.20 meters (2.1% slope) and at the training distance 1.80 meters (1.4% slope). Each of the two sections has its own boat conveyor belt between the target and start basin.
The system is fed by the water of the Markkleeberger lake with which it communicates. Six electric circulation pumps with a total capacity of about 2060 kilowatts and a total capacity of about 28 cubic meters per second, pushing the water in the starting pool. The volume of water can be between 4 m / s and 19 m³ / s ( race course ) and 13 m³ / s ( training distance ) can be varied. This can be - depending on the use of mobile obstacles in the plug-in system - IV are more difficulty to WW III ( difficult ) or WW (very difficult).
White water sports
The facility is a training center for slalom canoeists. Here, for example, regularly train the world champion Jan Benzien and the European champion Frank Henze and David Schroeder.
Even as competition facility serves the Kanupark Markham. Here so far found the following national and international competitions are held:
- 2007: German Championships Canoe Slalom
- 2008: Olympic qualification in Canoe Slalom
- 2008: World Series German Open
- 2009: European Championship qualifier in Canoe Slalom
- 2009: German Open ICF Ranking Series
- 2010: World Cup qualifier in Canoe Slalom
- 2010: Junior and U-23 European Championships in Canoe Slalom
- 2011: World Cup qualifier in Canoe Slalom
- 2011: Run to the Canoe Slalom World Cup
Not only athletes, but also recreational athletes is open to the Kanupark Markham for white water rafting, whitewater kayaking, hydro speed, play boating, canoe polo and other sports. Every year, a so-called Pappbootrennen is organized.