International Rowing - 2005 World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Amsterdam, The Netherlands 21 – 24 July 2005
A record number of 51 nations represented by over 700 athletes
in 19 events have entered the 2005 World Rowing Under 23 Championships
on the Bosbaan International Regatta Course in Amsterdam,
The Netherlands. Formerly known as the Nation's Cup and the
Match des Seniors, this is the first time that the Under 23
regatta has “World Rowing Championship” status.
The event acts as a stepping stone for athletes on their way
to elite status who have advanced from junior status, but
are still developing their skills. Many of these young athletes
have already taken part in several Rowing World Cup events
this season, and some were already part of the Under 23 field
in 2004.
The lightweight men’s single sculls event has the largest
entry with 27 crews. Among them, several athletes raced in
this year’s Rowing World Cup regattas. Zac Purchase
from Great Britain placed 4th this year on his home soil at
the first Rowing World Cup in Eton and improved to a 3rd place
podium position in Munich, Germany. He will be joined by Ireland’s
Richard Coakley, Bine Pislar from Slovenia and Hiu Fung Law
from Hong Kong China who are also Rowing World Cup participants.
Also in the running is 2005 fastest lightweight rower from
the Crash-B Indoor rowing event this year Eric Knittel from
Germany who will be racing with Falko Nolte in the Men’s
double sculls along with 17 other crews from as many countries.
The Women’s quadruple sculls sees the three Brown sisters
from Australia, who ranked third in the B-Final in the same
boat class in Lucerne last week-end.
Built in 1936, Amsterdam’s Bosbaan rowing course has
been the venue for many national and international rowing
events. It has recently gone through some heavy renovations
which widened the course 32 metres to eight lanes, provided
a new finish tower, a new Olympic training centre as well
as doubled the size of the boat houses and athlete facilities.
The Bosbaan will hold the 2006 World Rowing Junior Championships,
a stage of the 2007 BearingPoint Rowing World Cup and is currently
bidding to host the 2009 World Rowing Championships.
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