World Rowing

World Rowing has today confirmed that the 2027 World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals and Coastal Championships will be hosted in Oeiras, Portugal, with the 2028 edition awarded to Antalya, Türkiye, following a decision by the World Rowing Council. Both venues and organising committees bring proven experience and strong organisational credentials to the discipline of Coastal Rowing, having already successfully delivered the sport’s flagship event. Antalya hosted the 2025 World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals, while Oeiras welcomed the global Coastal Rowing community in 2021. The 2027 event in Oeiras will hold particular historic significance, as it will serve as the Olympic qualification regatta for the first-ever Olympic competition in the discipline of Beach Sprint Rowing, set to make its debut at the LA28 Olympic Games. With Olympic places on the line, the event is expected to mark a major milestone in the evolution of the discipline and attract unprecedented global attention. Read the full announcement here : https://lnkd.in/e9Dbcnsq

Following public nominations, and based on the analysis of expert panels created for each of the awards,  the Executive Committee has selected the finalists of the 2025 World Rowing Awards. The ceremony will be held on Saturday, 24 January at 18:00 CET at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland. https://lnkd.in/gQiEEztZ

At the start of December 2025, recently elected International Olympic Committee – IOC president Kirsty Coventry appointed five new members to the IOC’s Athletes’ Commission – including Saudi Arabian rower Husein A. Alireza, OLY. Alireza, who competed in the men’s single sculls at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, stood in the Athletes’ Commission elections at Paris 2024, where he finished seventh with four candidates elected. Read his interview here: https://lnkd.in/eebZTdwv

World Rowing is proud to highlight the strong and growing momentum of Indoor and Connected Rowing following three major initiatives delivered in partnership with the Singapore Rowing Association and Sport Singapore: the World Rowing Super60 Singapore 2025, the Singapore National Indoor Rowing Championships, and the World Rowing Versa Challenge, held in Asia for the very first time. Together, these events signal a major step forward in expanding participation, performance pathways, and elite competition within Asia’s rapidly growing Indoor Rowing landscape. The Super60 featured three main initiatives: The mass-participation, Super 60 Challenge, where athletes had to row as far as possible in 60 seconds; The Singapore National Indoor Rowing Championships, with 500m, 2000m, and relay races being offered; and the World Rowing Versa Challenge, featuring 16 world-class athletes, including Singapore wild cards. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/exUAmK2S

Beach Sprint Rowing is getting more and more popular… but hiw did the “originals” see the evolution of the discipline? Niki Van Sprang sat down with Emma Twigg, Ander Martin and Aubrey Oldham in Antalya to talk about Beach Sprint's community and its evolution throughout the years... 🌊😎 👉 Watch the full video now on YouTube 📺

A few weeks ago, the 2025 World Rowing Championships ended on a high, with the thrilling introduction of the mixed double sculls and mixed eights. The introduction of mixed events outside of para-rowing proved a solid success, with good entries and some fascinating racing. It was interesting looking at the differing combinations and line-ups in the boats. Embark with Roos de Jong and Melvin Twellaar of the Netherlands as they give us premium access to their experience in the mixed double sculls in Shanghai.

Anyone still wondering just why beach sprints has been included in the Olympic programme for the LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Games needs only to watch back highlights of the 2025 World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals 😍 On the bright blue Mediterranean waters off Antalya, Türkiye, 300 athletes gathered in search of medals, but also in search of that intangible beach sprint vibe which makes the discipline so fun to watch and to take part in. After four incredible days of racing, here’s the debrief. https://lnkd.in/d92hA7-W

World Rowing acknowledges the decision issued by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in relation to the case between World Rowing and Erik Horrie versus Giacomo Perini and the Italian Paralympic Committee, regarding the PR1 Men’s Single Sculls A-Final at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. While World Rowing fully respects the authority and the role of the CAS as the ultimate body for sports-related disputes, we respectfully, but strongly disagree with the outcome of this case. Full statement here : https://lnkd.in/e96Q7z2g

World Rowing’s tremendous work on driving Gender Equality in Coaching was highlighted by the International Olympic Committee – IOC in their review after the Paris Olympic Games and our Head of Development and Sustainability, Daniela Gomes, was asked to participate in the panel discussion “Women Coaches – Pathways, Leadership and Empowerment” at the 2025 IF Forum – sustainability session. Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/eCGpM73Q Anna Mataure Mguni Jacomine Ravensbergen