World Rowing Federation

Deep Dive Global Canal Rowing Action Concludes World Tour With Fruitful Achievements

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Thursday, November 24, 2022

Covering more than 100 cities in five continents in more than one year, the Deep Dive Global Canal Rowing Action concluded its last leg of the world tour with a global rowing relay in around 20 cities worldwide recently, highlighted the action with fruitful achievements.

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  • Covering more than 100 cities in five continents in more than one year, the Deep Dive Global Canal Rowing Action concluded its last leg of the world tour with a global rowing relay in around 20 cities worldwide recently, highlighted the action with fruitful achievements.
  • The two cities thousands of kilometers apart, together with other cities participated and witnessed the successful action, making a clear sign that action has won wide endorsement."
  • The Deep Dive Action, initially co-organized by the World Historic and Cultural Canal Cities Cooperation Organization (WCCO), an international organization headquartered in Yangzhou, and the Shenzhen Foundation for International Exchange and Cooperation (SFIEC) of China, is aiming to promote the idea of sports, health and environmental protection by holding rowing events in canal cities around the world.
  • Jean-Christophe Rolland, World Rowing Federation president, highly praised the event.

ICONS Seeks Justice as Transgender Proposal Sinks Fairness in US Rowing

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Friday, October 21, 2022

ICONS is deeply concerned about the proposed USRowing Transgender and Gender Diverse Athlete Participation Policy.

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  • ICONS is deeply concerned about the proposed USRowing Transgender and Gender Diverse Athlete Participation Policy.
  • We urge the USRowing Board to overhaul their policy to keep opportunity in competition equal between males and females, said Smith.
  • The proposed USRowing policy mirrors the recently adopted transgender policy of British Rowing, which was met with strong public outcry.
  • In sports, fairness must take precedence, said Dr. Mary OConnor, head of ICONS Rowing and a former US Olympic team rower.

ICONS Seeks Justice as Transgender Proposal Sinks Fairness in US Rowing

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022

ICONS is deeply concerned about the proposed USRowing Transgender and Gender Diverse Athlete Participation Policy.

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  • ICONS is deeply concerned about the proposed USRowing Transgender and Gender Diverse Athlete Participation Policy.
  • We urge the USRowing Board to overhaul their policy to keep opportunity in competition equal between males and females, said Smith.
  • The proposed USRowing policy mirrors the recently adopted transgender policy of British Rowing, which was met with strong public outcry.
  • In sports, fairness must take precedence, said Dr. Mary OConnor, head of ICONS Rowing and a former US Olympic team rower.

Former NFL / Michigan running back, sexual abuse activist/athlete Jonathan Vaughn to receive prestigious Humanitarian Award

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Tuesday, April 26, 2022

LOS ANGELES, April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In 2022, The Foundation for Global Sports Development (GSD) will honor the former University of Michigan and NFL running back Jon Vaughn with its prestigious Humanitarian Award. The award dates back to 2010 and recognizes individuals and organizations that work to preserve the values of fair play and sportsmanship in the world of sports.

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  • The Foundation for Global Sports Development (GSD) will honor the former University of Michigan and NFL running back Jon Vaughn with its prestigious Humanitarian Award.
  • LOS ANGELES, April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In 2022, The Foundation for Global Sports Development (GSD) will honor the former University of Michigan and NFL running back Jon Vaughn with its prestigious Humanitarian Award.
  • "He is a worthy recipient of this award, and we applaud his tireless efforts to demand justice and change."
  • To learn more about the Humanitarian Award and GSD's work to fight abuse in sports, please visit The Foundation for Global Sports Development's website at http://www.globalsportsdevelopment.org .

Tencent Cloud Supports World Rowing to Deliver Virtual Indoor Rowing Championships to Global Audience

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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

LONDON, Jan. 20,2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of Tencent, today announced its support to World Rowing, the international governing body of the sport of rowing, to deliver its first-ever 'virtual' sports competition in real-time to rowing athletes from around the world as well as global audience.

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  • LONDON, Jan. 20,2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of Tencent, today announced its support to World Rowing, the international governing body of the sport of rowing, to deliver its first-ever 'virtual' sports competition in real-time to rowing athletes from around the world as well as global audience.
  • As the exclusive cloud services sponsor of the virtual "2021 World Rowing Indoor Championships", Tencent Cloud will provide global livestreaming, video-on-demand and other technological support for the event which will take place from 23 to 27 February.
  • We are honored to leverage our expertise on this front to support World Rowing to present its first-ever virtual indoor championships seamlessly to audience worldwide.
  • World Rowing is responsible for the development, promotion and regulation of the sport of rowing and for conducting World Rowing Championships and other world-level rowing competitions across all its disciplines.