Plovdiv has been awarded the 2026 World Rowing U19 Championships at the governing body's Congress. The 2022 World Rowing Congress took place in Prague, following the World Championships in Račice, with delegates from 39 National Federations attending in-person while 31 registered to take part remotely. Shanghai and Amsterdam have been awarded hosting rights to the World Rowing Championships in 2025 and in 2026. Shanghai was due to host the 2021 World Rowing Championships before they were cancelled because of the Covid-19 pandemic. It would have been the first time the event would have been...