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The 2025 ICF Stand-Up Paddling World Championships unfolded in Abu Dhabi from 29 October to 2 November, bringing together more than 460 athletes from over 50 nations to compete across sprint, technical, and long-distance disciplines. The UAE provided ideal flat-water and open-water conditions, allowing athletes to demonstrate speed, endurance, and ocean-reading skills at the highest level.
Puerto Rico’s Mariecarmen Rivera stole the spotlight with a hat-trick of golds across sprint, technical, and long-distance races, while Japan’s Shuri Araki retained the men’s long-distance title, cementing his status among the world’s elite paddlers.
In the sprint divisions, Sergio Cantoral (ESP) and Mariecarmen Rivera (PUR) claimed Open Men and Open Women golds, with Vadim Korobov (LTU) and Alba Alonso Frey (ESP) taking silvers, and Andrii Kraitor (BUL) and Seychelle Webster (USA) earning bronzes.
The technical races highlighted Aaron Sanchez Quetglas (ESP) and Rivera as the top performers, with Araki and Duna Gordillo (ESP) also on the podium.
Long-distance racing saw Araki and Rivera secure golds in their respective Open categories, with Sanchez, Rai Taguchi (JPN), Gordillo, and Alonso Frey completing the top three across divisions.
The championship showcased the growing depth of international SUP competition and the versatility required to excel in multiple race formats. The event was celebrated not only for the high level of competition but also for bringing together a global SUP community, showcasing the sport’s growth and the ICF’s continued role in promoting excellence and inclusivity in stand-up paddling.
Results
Sprint
Open Men
- Gold: Sergio Cantoral
- Silver: Vadim Korobov
- Bronze: Andrii Kraitor
Open Women
- Gold: Mariecarmen Rivera
- Silver: Alba Alonso Frey
- Bronze: Seychelle Webster
Junior Men
- Gold: Andreas Kiousis Voulgaris
- Silver: Matei Barbu
- Bronze: Zeno Szabo
Junior Women
- Gold: Claudia Postiglione
- Silver: Alexia Soto
- Bronze: Hanna Kaminska
Master 40+ Men
- Gold: Manuel Lauble
- Silver: Ryohei Yoshida
- Bronze: Ivan Shirshov
Masters 40+ Women
- Gold: Anastasiia Ganina
- Silver: Giannisa Vecco
- Bronze: Olga Merkulova
Masters 50+ Men
- Gold: Peter Weidert
- Silver: Chris Stringer
- Bronze: Tomas Varnas
Masters 50+ Women
- Gold: Edith Turcotte
- Silver: Penny Tsaoutou
- Bronze: Polona Pusljar
Technical Race
Open Men
- Gold: Aaron Sanchez Quetglas
- Silver: Shuri Araki (Japan)
- Bronze: Rai Taguchi (Japan)
Open Women
- Gold: Mariecarmen Rivera
- Silver: Duna Gordillo
- Bronze: Alba Alonso Frey
Junior Men
- Gold: Tastuma Nishikawa
- Silver: Joao Lourenco Pimenta Viveiros
- Bronze: Benyam Bossack
Junior Women
- Gold: Sveva Sabato
- Silver: Erasmia Malekaki
- Bronze: Velia Pisanelli
Master 40+ Men
- Gold: Fransisco Guisti
- Silver: Ryohei Yoshida
- Bronze: Hermann Husslein
Masters 40+ Women
- Gold: Sujeong Lim
- Silver: Giannisa Vecco
- Bronze: Claudia Luchetta
Masters 50+ Men
- Gold: Peter Weidert
- Silver: Santi Canto
- Bronze: Gabor Szabo
Masters 50+ Women
- Gold: Edith Turcotte
- Silver: Diva Hatami
- Bronze: Margarita Ferriol Guillermo
Long Distance
Open Men
- Gold: Shuri Araki
- Silver: Aaron Sanchez Quetglas
- Bronze: Rai Taguchi
Open Women
- Gold: Mariecarmen Rivera
- Silver: Duna Gordillo
- Bronze: Alba Alonso Frey
Junior Men
- Gold: Tastuma Nishikawa
- Silver: Zeno Szabo
- Bronze: Maximus Sijrier
Junior Women
- Gold: Csillag Kocsis
- Silver: Svava Sabato
- Bronze: Claudia Postiglione
Master 40+ Men
- Gold: Manuel Lauble
- Silver: Joep Van Bakel
- Bronze: Timmy Buday
Masters 40+ Women
- Gold: Sujeong Lim
- Silver: Petronella Van Malsen
- Bronze: Sabine Fischer
Masters 50+ Men
- Gold: Gabor Szabo
- Silver: Peter Weidert
- Bronze: Marc Foraster
Masters 50+ Women
- Gold: Penny Tsaoutou
- Silver: Edith Turcotte
- Bronze: Sara Oddera