Christina Scales and Jeanette Knudsen overcame fellow Danes Jette Baelum and Pernille Stenum to win women’s K2 50-54 gold in 1hr 13min 49.05sec at Lake Jels in Vejen.

There was a Danish one-two-three in the women’s K2 55-59 category with Ulla Stuart and Helle Stuart triumphing in 1:17:40.33.

There was more delight for the hosts in the men’s K2 50-54 division as David Francis and Kenneth Pedersen claimed gold in 1:20:59.74.

The mixed K2 over-65 crown was secured by Denmark’s Michael Thers and Anette Henckel who crossed in 1:11:50.37.

Colin Simpkins and Chris Visser of South Africa were crowned men’s K2 65-69 champions in a time of 1:08:16.84.

Norway’s Olaf Soyland and Einar Kjerschow came out on top in the men’s K2 70-74 in a time of 1:09:22.55.

The men’s K2 over-75 category was won by Denmark’s Knud Kjeldgaard and Niels Baggesen in 1:21:36.11.

Spain’s Emma Via and Kissy Torres were the only entries in the women’s K2 40-44 division, finishing in 1:15:20.47.

Anke Trilling and Susan Lutzner, who were not competing for a National Federation, topped the standings in the women’s K2 45-49 class after crossing in 1:15:26.29.

Germany’s Helga Freund and Antje Moller sealed the women’s K2 65-69 title in 1:08:07.43.

Britain’s Juan Abellanas and Edgar Boehm came out on top in the men’s K2 35-39 category after finishing first in 1:17:49.49.

Spain’s Santiago Cruz and Jesus Rodriquez enjoyed success in the men’s K2 40-44, winning in 1:17:00.01.

Ulises Aranda and Bernardo Sanchez led a Spanish clean sweep in the men’s K2 45-49 class.

Germany’s Klaus Gieres and Thomas Kittner crossed the finish line first in 1:17:55.30 to take the men’s K2 55-59 title.

Giuseppe Fuso and Francisco Vazquez, competing as neutrals, took the men’s K2 60-64 division by storm, winning in 1:21:58.87.

Poland’s Szymon Cybal and Mateusz Rynkiewicz were triumphant in the men’s C2 35-39 class after clocking 55:22.75.

Germany’s Mathias Kremer and Oliver Trilling was the lone competitors in the men’s C2 40-44 category, finishing in 55:53.97.

Julian Serrano and Enrique Miquez topped a Spanish one-two in the men’s C2 50-54, overcoming Marcelino Cacabelos and Pedro Areal with a time of 55:26.93.

Jurijs Seleznovs and Bruno Pieperbeck, who were also not representing a National Federation, clinched the men’s C2 65-69 title in 1:06:20.26.

Australia’s Laura Lee and Elliott Craig won mixed K2 35-49 gold in 1:05:48.73, while Spain’s Xabier Osa and Margarita Fernandez clocked 1:07:00.39 for the mixed K2 50-64 title.