Rowing

  KAZAN – The final day of the All-Russian University Rowing Competitions, Russian University Canoe/Kayak Competitions and Russian Rowing Championship was marked with a visit of very important guests that came to inspect the Rowing Centre and attend the sporting events. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev became the main guest of the final day of the […]

NANTES – Organized by the Nantes University Rowing Club, the 29th International Regatta will be held in Nantes, on May 7th and 8th, 2011. Established in 1981, the regatta has become, over the years, a major event in the field of university rowing. It is today the largest international university rowing competition in France. The […]

BRUSSELS – A number of new videos have been added to the FISU TV website (www.fisu.tv/ch3/wuc2010.html) and the FISU You Tube website (www.youtube.com/fisutv). The videos show a compilation of the recent 2010 World University Championships, i.e. Rowing in Szeged, Hungary; Futsal in Novi Sa, Serbia and Beach Volleyball in Alanya, Turkey.   C. Pierre, FISU Press Officer   […]

AMSTERDAM – After three days of great racing at the Bosbaan Rowing Course in Amsterdam the 6th European Universities Rowing Championship concluded on Sunday. The competition, taking place between August 19 and 22 hosted nearly 500 participants, representing 70 universities from 13 countries competing in 22 boat classes. This makes the EUC Rowing 2010 not […]

  SZEGED – Yesterday, August 13th, the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 World University Rowing Championship in Szeged, Hungary, took place to conclude the day. After the march pass of all delegations through the city, Prof. Dr. Szabo, Rector of  the University of Szeged welcomed the delegations. Dr. Verena Burk, FISU Assessor, explained that FISU […]

    SZEGED – On August 14th, after the Finals C and the Finals B were held in the afternoon, a reception was offered by the Hungarian University Sports Federation and the Organizing Committee on the roof of the main building of the competition area at the National Kayak-Canoe and Rowing Olympic Centre, Mayer for […]

  SZEGED – Today, August 14th, second day of competitions at the 11th WUC, we can easily understand that Rowing is a demanding sport requiring strong balance as well as physical strength and cardiovascular endurance. In the morning, the repechages and semi-finals were held from 10am to 12am. A meeting was held with a delegation […]

  SZEGED – Today, August 13th, the Heats started with cloudy weather, shy sunshine, and some wind, but perfect weather for the rowers. The competitions include totally 13 races for both men & women, 98 officials. The racing course is according the FISA standard. The course is a 7 lanes course and 13.5 m wide. […]