- Eiskanal
The Eiskanal is an artificial canal feature in the city of
Augsburg that was constructed as thewhitewater canoeing andwhitewater kayaking venue for the1972 Summer Olympics that were hosted inMunich ,Germany . The first artificial whitewater course of its kind, it has served as a prototype for numerous artificial courses since constructed, such as those inBarcelona ,Spain , built for the 1992 Olympic Games; inSydney ,Australia , built for the 2000 Olympic Games; inPrague ,The Czech Republic ; inBratislava ,Slovakia ; inAthens ,Greece , built for the2004 Olympic Games ; and most recently inCharlotte ,North Carolina . The Eiskanal is still considered a world-class venue, and hosts many World Cup and other international races.
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