The 43-year-old five-time Olympic medallist has been named in the field for the fourth Canoe Slalom World Cup leg of the season.

Martikán claimed Slovakia's first-ever gold at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, before winning the men's C1 title again at Beijing 2008.

Despite a World Cup career stretching back to 1994, Martikán has only won one individual medal on the Pau course, clinching bronze in 2017.

He is among more than 220 athletes from nearly 40 nations that are due to compete in Pau from tomorrow until Sunday (August 28).

Slovenians Luka Božič and reigning Olympic champion Benjamin Savšek share the lead in the men's C1 World Cup standings, with Frenchman Nicolas Gestin just four points behind.

Britain's Mallory Franklin, who heads the women's C1 leaderboard, returns to the course where she won her first world title in 2017.

She is set to face stiff competition from four-time Olympic medallist Jessica Fox of Australia.

Fox will be keen to turn her season around in the women's C1 event having failed to make the podium in the past three World Cup stages.

The Australian has made a perfect start to the season in the women's K1 competitions, though, as she eyes a fourth successive gold.

Olympic gold medallist Jiří Prskavec of the Czech Republic will be looking to extend his 10-point lead over Slovenia's Peter Kauzer in the men’s K1 contest.

Noemie Fox - the younger sister of Jessica - heads to Pau sitting in second position behind Czech Tereza Fišerová in the women’s extreme slalom, while Rio 2016 Olympic K1 gold medallist Joe Clarke holds top spot in the men's table after winning silver and bronze at the opening two World Cup legs.