Czech kayaker Jakub Krejčí became world champion in whitewater slalom on Thursday, July 23, 2026. In the final of the K1 discipline on the course in Oklahoma City, USA, he won by 69 hundredths of a second and, at the age of 24, secured his first individual world title. irozhlas.cz ↗
Krejčí entered the championship as the best competitor of the current World Cup season and confirmed this position at the World Championships as well. The Czech delegation is thus celebrating another gold from a top event on the rapids. The final run brought tension partly due to a swinging gate, which tested the Czech representative during the decisive part of the race. isport.cz ↗
In the fight for the title, he left behind Polish rival Michal, over whom he had a lead of 0.69 seconds at the finish. The result represents the current peak of Krejčí's career, as he had not previously won an individual world championship title. The success also follows on from his very strong World Cup season. idnes.cz ↗
The championship triumph confirms that Czech whitewater slalom remains competitive at the world level even in the new generation of athletes. Krejčí's gold will rank among the main results of the Czech delegation at the championship in the USA and will strengthen his position among the most prominent figures in the current K1 discipline. denik.cz ↗
Jakub Krejčí won the world championship title in whitewater slalom
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Krejčí je mistrem světa! Ve finále českého kajakáře napínala rozhoupaná branka
idnes.cz
| 22:40 23.07.
Zlato pro Krejčího. Český kajakář se stal poprvé mistrem světa, v USA triumfoval o 69 setin
irozhlas.cz
| 22:40 23.07.
Další český šampion v peřejích: Krejčí vybojoval světový titul v Americe
denik.cz
| 22:35 23.07.
Krejčí slaví titul mistra světa! Má první individuální zlato, vyhrál o 69 setin
isport.cz
| 22:31 23.07.
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