2002 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Bourg St.-Maurice , France under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the record-tying third time . It was the 27th edition . Bourg St.-Maurice hosted the championships previously in 1969 and 1987 , and matches the times hosted by Spittal , Austria ( 1963 , 1965 , 1977 ) and Meran , Italy ( 1953 , 1971 , 1983 ) . Beginning at these championships , this event would be held on an annual basis in non-Summer Olympic years . The 2001 championships were scheduled to take place in Ducktown , Tennessee ( East of Chattanooga ) in September that year on the canoe slalom course used for the 1996 Summer Olympics in neighboring Atlanta , but were cancelled in the wake of the September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
2002 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships