Participating Nations
68 nations were listed on the preliminary entry list. The numbers in parentheses shown are for men and women who competed for each respective nation.
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Russia had the most overall attendees with 46 while Canada topped the number of women competing with 16.
The media guide listed 71 nations as participating, but seven nations listed did not compete (Cameroon, Dominican Republic, Montenegro, Nigeria, South Korea, Togo and Uganda) while four nations who competed were not listed (Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Senegal and Tajikistan).
The ICF sponsored ten athletes in a development program in Romania in early 2009 that allowed them to competed at the world championships. These countries included Algeria, Armenia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
Read more about this topic: 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
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