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Plovdiv was awarded the 2026 World Rowing U19 Championships

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...

The European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Mariya Gabriel took the patronage of the 2023 World Rowing U23 Championships, Plovdiv

The 2023 World Rowing U23 Championships, Plovdiv to be under the patronage of the Member of the European Commission Ms Mariya Gabriel. The event will be held from 19th July to 23rd July, 2023 in Plovdiv. The news was announced by the EU Patronage committee. The invitation came from Mr. Ivan Popov - the Chariman of the event’s organising committee. At the beginning of 2022, Mr. Popov and other OC members visited Brussels to introduce commissioner Mariya Gabriel with two rowing projects aiming not only to turn Plovdiv into a national rowing centre but also to make the city a better place for...