Be A Part Of The Olympic Experience: Competitors Prepare For Olympic Trials Next Week

Olympic dreams are on the line next weekend in Downtown Oklahoma City.

Kayaking and Canoe competitors will be battling for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team.

The competitions will be on April 26 and April 27 and will end with the team U.S.A's announcement celebration on Saturday night. 

It'll be a busy weekend downtown with the Memorial Marathon, and the Festival of the Arts happening as well. There will be some closures, so be prepared for detours. 

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The competition begins Friday morning with the canoe and kayak slalom qualifiers from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., then, the finals will be held on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Later on Saturday, guests can watch the kayak cross competition and finals from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Adam Wisniewski, the vice president of sports development for Visit OKC, said it will be an exciting time.

"I think the exciting thing is it just speaks to the validity and the credibility of everything that's going on out at Riversport OKC," Wisniewski said.

The trials are open to the public and free to attend.

Guests will also have the opportunity to try out the sports for free through the Olympic Experience.