2018 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 2018 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were the 39th edition of the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. The event took place from 25 to 30 September 2018 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. The competitions were held at the Deodoro Olympic Whitewater Stadium which had also hosted the canoe slalom events of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Brazil hosted the event for the third time after the 1997 championships in Três Coroas and the 2007 championships in Foz do Iguaçu.
It was the first World Championships not to feature the discontinued men's C2 event.
Russia and Argentina won their first ever medals at the Canoe Slalom World Championships. Host nation Brazil won their first ever gold medal.
Schedule
11 medal events were held.All times listed are.
| Date | Starting Time | Events |
| 25 September | 11:15 | K1W, C1M, C1W, K1M teams |
| 26 September | 10:15 | C1M, K1W heats – 1st run |
| 26 September | 13:30 | C1M, K1W heats – 2nd run |
| 27 September | 09:00 | C1W, K1M heats – 1st run |
| 27 September | 12:45 | C1W, K1M heats – 2nd run |
| 27 September | 15:45 | Extreme K1W, Extreme K1M time trials |
| 28 September | 09:00 | C2Mx semifinal |
| 28 September | 10:15 | C2Mx final |
| 28 September | 14:48 | C1M, K1W semifinals |
| 29 September | 09:03 | C1M, K1W finals |
| 29 September | 14:03 | C1W, K1M semifinals |
| 30 September | 10:03 | C1W, K1M finals |
| 30 September | 15:33 | Extreme K1M, Extreme K1W 1/4 finals, 1/2 finals and finals |