Sports Features Communications (press release), FL
July 27 2005
International Rowing Federation
2005 World Rowing Junior Championships
Lausanne, 27 July 2005
Brandenburg, Germany 3 – 6 August 2005
A total of 690 athletes fro 51 countries are entered in the 2005
World Rowing Junior Championships which will be held from 3 to 5
August in Brandenburg, Germany
The largest number of entries comes in the men’s double scull, where
30 boats will be fighting for the medals. Host country Germany has
entered the highest number of boats, with a crew entered in each of
the 13 events.
Entries also include those of developing rowing countries such as
Armenia, with Makar Sargsyan the single sculler who raced last
week-end at the World Rowing Under-23 Championships in Amsterdam, the
Netherlands racing again. Moldova will also be racing, with 13
athletes entered in five boat classes.
To compete in the World Rowing Junior Championships, rowers must be
18 years or under. An athlete can compete as a junior until 31st
December of the year in which s/he reaches the age of 18. After that
date s/he shall be classified an Under 23 rower.
The event will take place on the Beetzsee regatta course in
Brandenburg, approximately 70km outside of Berlin. The course was
last used for the Junior World Championships 20 years ago and has
since gone through extensive renovations, including a new finish
tower, new administrative buildings, boat houses, changing facilities
as well as the permanent big video screen.
Visit the official World Rowing website , for a
full list of entries, a racing timetable as well as an extensive boat
class preview. During racing, this website will provide live scoring,
race reports, press releases, start lists and full results.
For more detailed venue information, visit