Competition has the following classes:

Class	Max team size per country **
K-1 Surface Men	5
K-1 Surface Women	5
K-1 Surface Junior Men *	5
K-1 Surface Junior Women *	5
C-1 Surface Men	5
C-1 Surface Women	5

*) The last year an athlete can compete in the junior age group is the year of their 18th birthday i.e. year of birth for juniors is 2008 – 2011.

**) Gold Medallists in previous event (Graz 2024) are automatically invited to return to
the Championships in the same event in addition to their National Federations’ quota.