Banja Luka, host of the 2016 ICF Wildwater Canoeing World Championships and the 2015 European Championships, will host the 2019 ICF U23 and Junior Wildwater Canoeing World Championships. Banja Luka is the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzogivina and lies on the river Vrbas, where the wildwater competition takes place.

The city hosted an ICF World Cup event in 2018. The ICF U23 and Junior Wildwater World Championships are held every two years, with the 2017 event held in Murau, Austria.