Due to changes caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic, World Rowing’s 2021 season has been adapted. These adaptations take into account the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games to 2021 and the cancellations of rowing events in 2020. Following an extensive consultation period with stakeholders including FISA’s Member Federations, Organising Committees and
Following the outbreak of COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus), the quickly growing number of cases now reported worldwide, government actions to contain the virus and increasing restrictions on global travel, the FISA Executive Committee, the Italian Rowing Federation, the cities of Sabaudia, Varese and Gavirate, and the respective Organising Committees (OCs) have been carefully evaluating the impact
Raced in four boat classes, the mixed double sculls (CMix2x), mixed coxed quadruple sculls (CMix4x+) and the men’s and women’s solo (CM1x & CW1x), the competitors began with a beach sprint to their boat. Then they rowed a slalom course around two buoys, a final buoy turn back to the beach for a total of
The World Rowing Coastal Championships in Hong Kong, China has received the greatest number of entries for a coastal regatta hosted outside of Europe. Hailing from 28 countries, just less than 500 rowers are entered with France sending the biggest team. The largest number of entries is in the men’s solo (single). The men’s solo
The finalists for the 2019 World Rowing Awards have been decided. Following public nomination, the FISA Executive Committee selected the finalists based on the analysis of the expert panels created for each of the awards. Finalists for the 2019 World Rowing Awards Thomas Keller Medal – for a rower who has had a long and
The International Summer Sports Federations of Cycling, Rowing, Rugby, Tennis, Triathlon and Wrestling are working together to help develop the leadership and technical skills of high potential female coaches. Supporting Recommendation 6 of the IOC’s Gender Equality Review Project, which seeks to increase the number of female coaches at the Olympic Games, these six International
In May 2020 The Girls who Dare will be rowing unaided 4,000 kms from California to Hawaii. The current World Record for a women’s open 4 is 50 days, 19 hours, 14 minutes, which they hope to break. They will set off from Monterey in California to row 2,400 miles across the Pacific Ocean to
The 2019 World Rowing Championships doubled as the main qualification regatta for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This doubled the excitement and intensity as racing became much more than about medals. The Netherlands and Great Britain proved to be the most successful in Olympic qualification with both countries securing ten boat classes out
The 2019 World Rowing Championships doubling as the main qualification event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games and this has potentially played a part in attracting a record number of countries. To be held in Linz-Ottensheim, Austria from 25 August through to 1 September, the championships has attracted nearly 1200 athletes from 80
Five days of racing at the 2019 World Rowing Junior Championships finished with Tokyo’s new regatta venue passing its test with flying colours and Germany winning the most medals. Held at the new Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Regatta course, the Sea Forest Waterway, in Tokyo, Japan, the junior championships doubled as the test event
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