The women's C-2 500 metres sprint canoeing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 6 and 7 August 2021 at the Sea Forest Waterway.

[2] This was the debut appearance of the event, replacing the men's K-2 200 metres as the Olympics moved towards gender equality.

[3] The reigning World Champions were Sun Mengya and Xu Shixiao of China.

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter only 1 qualified boat (2 canoeists) in the event.

Sprint canoeing uses a four-round format for events with at least 11 boats, with heats, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals.