ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
| ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | active | 
| Genre | sporting event | 
| Date(s) | mid-year | 
| Frequency | annual | 
| Country | varying | 
| Inaugurated | 1938 | 
The ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships are an international event in canoe racing, one of two top-tier Summer Olympic sport events organized by the International Canoe Federation (the other being the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships). They are usually held every non-Olympic year and have officially included paracanoe events since 2010; paracanoe-specific editions of this event (named ICF Paracanoe World Championships) are usually held in Summer Paralympic years.
Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing.