2015 World Rowing Cup II, Varese (ITA), media information

Lausanne, 15 June 2015

The World Rowing Federation, FISA, wishes to advise international media about the information available on the 2015 World Rowing Cup II in Varese, Italy.

The second World Rowing Cup (in the series of three) will take place from 18-21 June 2015. The media guide is now available at: http://www.worldrowing.com/mediacenter/

The World Rowing website, www.worldrowing.com will be the main channel containing:

• ·         Entries, results, and related PDFs

• ·         Race reports

• ·         Live race tracker

• ·         Audio commentary 

• ·         Photos

• ·         Live blog

Live video coverage will be available on the website for the A-finals. These begin at 11:00 CET on 21 June 2015.

World Rowing also posts information through social media. The official Twitter account of World Rowing is @WorldRowing. The official hashtag for the event is #WRCVarese. World Rowing will provide updates and short commentary via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @WorldRowingOfficial. Athletes and fans are encouraged to tweet messages of support using the official hashtag.

The official Facebook page is www.Facebook.com/WorldRowing. Photos, commentaries and short updates will be provided here.

Athlete interviews and videos are available on our You Tube channel: www.youtube.com/WorldRowingFISA