Bad weather conditions on September 7 and 8 forced the organizers to make changes to the schedule.
[3][4] The event was also the only global qualification for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
[5] It was the first time Slovakia hosted the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.
The races were held in the Čunovo Water Sports Centre on an offshoot of the river Danube near the borders with Austria and Hungary.
Slovakia won the medal table with 3 golds, 2 silvers and 3 bronzes.