The women's slalom kayak cross competition at the 2026 Asian Games was held on 2 October 2026 at the Yahagigawa Canoe Slalom Course in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It was the first time the event was held at the Asian Games. Chen Lin won the gold medal, Chang Chu-han took silver and Xu Linxi the bronze.
Background This was the inaugural appearance of the kayak cross event at the Asian Games.
Competition format The kayak cross event began with a time trial to determine each canoeist's seeding for the quarterfinals. The top 12 canoeists advanced to the quarterfinals.
The quarterfinals featured four races with three competitors each, from which the top two advanced to the semifinals. The two semifinal races were contested by four canoeists each; the top two in each advanced to the final, while the third and fourth placed canoeists competed in the small final.
Schedule All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00) DateTimeEventFriday, 2 October 2026 11:00 Time trial 13:30 Quarterfinals 14:14 Semifinals 14:50 Small final 15:10 Final
Results
Time trial Rank Bib Athlete Time Notes 1 1 77.62 Q 2 3 78.22 Q 3 9 78.38 Q 4 4 80.18 Q 5 5 80.51 Q 6 10 82.87 Q 7 6 83.05 Q 8 12 83.17 Q 9 8 83.31 Q 10 7 84.59 Q 11 2 86.46 Q 12 11 86.47 Q, FLT (S) 13 13 91.58 FLT (1, R, 3, 4, 5, 7) Progression system: 1 to 12 advanced to the quarterfinals, the rest were eliminated.
Quarterfinals Proceed to Semifinals Eliminated
+ Quarterfinal 1 Rank Bib Athlete 1 1 2 12 3 8
+ Quarterfinal 2 Rank Bib Athlete 1 4 2 5 3 9
+ Quarterfinal 3 Rank Bib Athlete 1 3 2 6 3 10
+ Quarterfinal 4 Rank Bib Athlete 1 11 2 2 3 7
Semifinals Proceed to Finals Proceed to Small Final
+ Semifinal 1 Rank Bib Athlete 1 1 2 4 3 12 4 5
+ Semifinal 2 Rank Bib Athlete 1 11 2 3 3 6 4 2
Finals
+ Final Rank Bib Athlete 1 3 11 4 4
+ Small Final Rank Bib Athlete 1 5 2 2 3 12 4 6
Final ranking Rank Bib Athlete 1 3 11 4 4 5 5 6 2 7 12 8 6 9 7 10 8 11 9 12 10 13 13
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