Olympic Engagement
The spirit of the Olympic Movement has been embedded in RIVERSPORT sports, programming and events since day one.
Today, we are a US Olympic & Paralympic Training Site for both rowing and canoe/kayak, we regularly host national and international competitions in these Olympic sports, and in March 2025, the Los Angeles City Council voted to approved LA28’s venue proposal making RIVERSPORT Rapids the Canoe Slalom venue for the 2028 Olympic Games [more].
We invite you to join us on the journey to 2028 as we host international events and training camps. In 2026, RIVERSPORT will host the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships expected to attract Olympic Hopefuls from 60 countries – a preview of the competition to come at the Olympic Games. It’s your chance to get involved as an athlete, a volunteer, a donor or sponsor as we prepare to welcome the world to OKC in 2028!
Join Team RIVERSPORT to learn more.
If you’re a US or international athlete ready to train in OKC, email us for information about training opportunities in rowing, canoe sprint, canoe slalom and kayak cross.
About RIVERSPORT, Oklahoma City’s Whitewater Center
Oklahoma City’s RIVERSPORT Rapids is a $45.2 million whitewater center built as part of MAPS 3, a city tax initiative that has funded numerous projects throughout the metro. Opened in May 2016 in the City’s downtown Boathouse District, RIVERSPORT’s whitewater center includes an Olympic caliber racecourse which has hosted US Olympic Team Trials for Canoe Slalom (2016 and 2024) and Kayak Cross (2024) as well as numerous national and international competitions. RIVERSPORT also offers rafting, tubing and whitewater kayaking for the public and competitive teams in both canoe/kayak and rowing for youth and adults. RIVERSPORT has been an official US Olympic & Paralympic Training Site since 2009.
