2009 Slalom European Canoeing Championships

Over 25 nations and nearly 3000 spectators converged on Nottingham at the end of May this year for the first major international canoe slalom competition since the Beijing Olympics.

Working with Great Big Events who produced the event, Creative Technology, incorporating Dimension Audio, supplied both audio and visual solutions for the competition. A 40m2 truck mounted Mitsubushi OD10 screen, video playback from Grass Valley Turbos, DVD Players and an RF camera system were supplied by CT in addition to fibre signal distribution across the course both for technical camera feeds and relay to Audio Control. The course at 300 metres long meant that the RF camera system had to have a powerful transmitter that covered the entire canoeing course.

With a stream of medal success creating a celebratory feel amongst both athletes and supporters and Great Britain winning four medals, the 2009 European Slalom Championships certainly gave competitors a good opportunity to gain experience of a major international canoeing event in preparation for London 2012.