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World Rowing announced that the 2023 World Indoor Rowing Championships presented by Concept2 will be developed as a “true hybrid event”.
Participants will have the opportunity to compete in person or virtually. According to World Rowing, participants competing virtually will be “connected via the Internet to the same central timing and results system as those at the venue”.
“We are delighted to welcome the world in February 2023 and make history as the first hybrid version of the World Indoor Rowing Championships presented by Concept2. It will be fascinating to watch participants compete virtually against in person,” he said Susan Kitchen, Chair of the Mississauga Organizing Committee. “Olympians and Paralympians will have the opportunity to compete in one of the most diverse places on the planet, where each athlete will have their own hometown cheering section.”
World Rowing also announced a new multi-challenge competition format called the World Rowing Versa Challenge.
“The Versa Challenge will allow the world’s indoor rowers to showcase their skills in a truly dynamic way,” comments Filip Ljubicic, President of the World Rowing Indoor Rowing Commission. “The opportunity to see the participants compete against each other five times over the course of a weekend will not only make for exciting competition, but also give fans a chance to meet the competitors themselves.”
Entries for the 2023 World Indoor Rowing Championships presented by Concept2 will open on 15 October 2022. here.