23 - 24 Feb 2024

2024 World Rowing Indoor Championships, presented by Concept 2

Prague, CZE

   
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Registration for the 2024 World Rowing Indoor Championships, presented by Concept 2 is now closed.

EVENT DESCRIPTION

The 2024 World Rowing Indoor Championships, presented by Concept2, will take place 23 – 24 February in Prague, Czechia.

EVENTS OFFERED

Several race categories will be offered in the 2024 WRICH racing programme. In addition to 2000 metre and 500 metre races for age and Para categories, competitors can race as a Team in a relay format. World Rowing is pleased that the World Rowing Versa Challenge will return for the 2024 edition.

DOCUMENTS

Competitor Commitment Liability Waiver_2024 WRICH

Entry Qualification and Guidelines, UPDATED Dec2023

FRI 23 FEB – Final Provisional Schedule 2024 WRICH Prague

UPDATED SAT 24 FEB – Final Provisional Schedule 2024 WRICH Prague

2024 WRICH – Draw

2024 WRICH – Victory ceremonies – Friday 23 – Final Schedule

2024 WRICH Victory Ceremonies – Saturday 24 – Final Schedule

2024 WRICH – Team Relays important notice

2024 WRICH Virtual Competitor Handbook

2024 WRICH Competitor Handbook In-Person

ELIGBILITY

The World Rowing Indoor Championships are open to anyone.

The Council may implement additional eligibility requirements for specific events raced at the World Rowing Indoor Championships and may require pre-qualification for some or all events if a limit on the number of competitors is necessary. Any such criteria will be published in advance of the Championships in the Competition Notice.

 

ABOUT THE VENUE

O2 universum hall

The O2 universum hall is a new, modern multifunctional congress, sport and cultural centre located in north-eastern part of the Prague city centre in Prague 9, Ceskomoravska 2345/17.

The complex offers unique spaces. It offers four floors with the overall capacity up to 10 000 visitors. 3 halls have a capacity of over 1 000 people and the largest hall, which is ready to host the 2024 WRICH, has a capacity of over 4 500 people. The setup for the 2024 Word Rowing Indoor Championschips will allow a capacity of up to 2 500 spectators.

The hall has great facilities for athletes and spectators. Several refreshment stands and a restaurant will allow everyone to spend a pleasant time between the races.

The O2 universum is reachable within 30 minutes from Václav Havel Airport, 10 minutes from the city centre and it is easy to access by public transport.

METRO station:  200 m
TRAM station:  50 m
TRAIN station:  500 m

ACCOMMODATION

The 2024 World Rowing Indoor Championships have partnered with 3 hotels

to give participants and spectators a DISCOUNTED RATES.

STAGES HOTEL PRAGUE****, distance from the venue: 50 m

CLARION CONGRESS HOTEL PRAGUE****, distance from the venue: 1,2 km (1 metro station/5 min.)

HOTEL DUO, PRAGUE****, distance from the venue: 4,5 km (4 BUS stops/18 min.)

To get DISCOUNTED RATE, please use links on WRICH website.

ENTRY FEES

EUR 35

Entry fee is EUR 35 for all individual events.

EUR 100

For the team relays, the team entry fee is total EUR 100.

EUR 15 (additional)

A late additional fee of EUR 15 will be charged for any entries accepted during the Late Entry period (after January 15, 2024).

Entry fees become non-refundable on January 16, 2024.

A limited number of late entries might be accepted (depending on availability) at the Registration desk at the Venue. This on-site registration will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis on Thursday, February 22, 2024 from 18:00 – 20:00 and up to 3 hours before the race time. The on-site entry fee is EUR 50 for single entries, EUR 115 total for the team relay.

All late entries must be submitted with complete information including name of competitor and date of birth. Relay entries must provide complete information for each member of the relay.

Withdrawals

Entries may be withdrawn without penalty until the end of the initial registration period on January 15, 2024.
Beginning January 16, 2024, no refunds will be given for withdrawals.

 

Questions? Contact us at indoor@worldrowing.com

Results

BEEP – Men

BEEP – Women

ELIMINATION – Men

ELIMINATION – Women

POWER & PACE (Consistency) – Men
POWER & PACE (Best Minute) – Men

POWER & PACE (Consistency) – Women
POWER & PACE (Best Minute) – Women

SPRINT PYRAMID – Men

SPRINT PYRAMID – Women

Leaderboard ahead of THE CHASE – Men

Leaderboard ahead of THE CHASE – Women

THE CHASE – Men

THE CHASE – Women

General information

The World Rowing Versa Challenge is now in year two of operation and the 2024 edition will have exciting new Challenges. Following a simple qualification process, ten men and ten women will be invited to compete in the Versa Final, in-person in Prague, Czechia on 23 and 24 February 2024.

 

In an innovation, four additional athletes (two women, and two men) will be invited by World Rowing as “Wild Cards” entrants to race the qualified athletes in Prague.

 

Over the two competition days of the WRICH, competitors will race in five different Challenges varying in time, distance, and type. The Versa is intended to test all the skills and strengths required of indoor rowers, exposing them to new and unfamiliar race formats.

 

Competitors will earn points throughout the first group of Challenges, establishing a ranked Leaderboard that will provide the starting point for the last and final Challenge. The winner of the last and fifth Challenge will be crowned the 2024 Versa Champion.

 

*Versa athletes are not permitted to compete in any other events at the WRICH or ERICH.

Versa Qualification

Qualification Process

The Versa Qualification is open to any person who can row and submit verified Qualification Scores within the Versa Qualification period on a Concept2 static ergometer (PM3 or later).

  • Competitors must lodge a qualification time in two different Versa Challenges – one endurance based, and one sprint based.
  • A score in each qualifying Challenge must be lodged.
  • The 2 qualifying Challenges must be completed between 3 November (opening 13:00 hrs CET) and 4 December (closing 13:00 hrs CET).
  • Competitors may make as many attempts at achieving a better score as they wish before the end of the qualifying period.
  • Competitors can lodge a time in two ways. Either by:
    • Submit a 16-Digit Verification Code of your Qualification Score to the entry portal (How-to find your verification code for a PM3, PM4, and PM5). Instruction video link (LINK ) …. or…..

    • Search for your score from the Concept2 logbook via the entry portal.

        • Simply log-in to your Concept Logbook account, complete the Work Out(s), and search for your score from the Concept2 logbook via the Entry Portal. To make a Logbook account go to: https://log.concept2.com/login
        • Please note for the 2024 Versa Challenge, Concept 2 has made the Qualification Events available as Workout-of-the-Day on select days during the qualification period and available via select shareable links:
        • Monday 6th November (Endurance)
        • Tuesday 7th November (Sprint)
        • Saturday 25th November (Sprint)
        • Sunday 26th of November (Endurance)
  • Athletes are required to upload a full video of both workouts on the Entry Portal – irrespective of which way they lodge their time. Video details are outlined in this “Verification Guidelines” document (see above).
  • Versa Qualification Scores must be submitted and verified via the WR Entry Portal within the qualification period. Late Qualification Score submissions will not be accepted, even if an entry has been made and paid for on time.

Versa Qualification Events

Endurance Qualifier

Description: 1000m on, 0 seconds off, 2024m on, 0 seconds off, 1000m on

Scoring:

a. Rank for total time.
b. Rank for time on the 2024m interval

Remarks:

  • Please set the screen as variable intervals distance.
    • 1st interval: 1000m, 0 seconds rest
    • 2nd Interval: 2024m, 0 seconds rest
    • 3rd interval 1000m

Please follow this link to access the Endurance Qualifier on the Concept2 ErgData App:

Link: https://workout.ergdata.com/shared/nmh7lfo6

Sprint Qualifier

Description: 10 x 1 min – 30 secs off Scoring:

1 – Rank for total distance in metres during the 1’ min intervals.

2 – Rank for 3rd minute for distance in metres

Remarks:

Please follow this link to access the Sprint Qualifier on the Concept2 ErgData App

Link: https://workout.ergdata.com/shared/rx5e9pxo

Versa Qualification Points detail:

    • Combined ranking of Qualifier 1a, 1b, 2a and 2b will result in a final ranking.
    • 10 women and 10 men will be invited based on qualification ranking, plus 2 womenand 2 men invited by WR as “Wildcard entries” – who do not need to qualify.
    • Non-qualifiers can still lodge an in-person WRICH entry until 15 January.

Ranking of qualifiers

  • The position you finish in each challenge is the number of points that you get.
  • For example: 80 athletes enter in the Versa qualification:
    • Challenge 1a; Fastest overall time = 1 point, 2nd overall time = 2 pts, 80th = 80 pts, etc.
    • Challenge 1b: Fastest time for 2024m= 1point, 2nd overall time=2points etc
    • Challenge 2a: Overall Most Metres = 1 point, 2nd = 2 points, etc.
    • Challenge 2b: Most metres in 3rd interval = 1 point, 2nd = 2 points etc.
  • Points from the 4 components are added together to make the final point score.
  • **Competitors tied with the same point score, will be split by the ranking achieved in Qualifying Challenge 1a.

Invitation to the Versa Challenge Final

Invitation to race in-person, in Prague – is determined by the ranking on the final point score.

 

First place is the athlete with the least points. Last place is the athlete with the most points.

 

Should an invited Versa athlete need to withdraw due to illness, the next ranked person will be invited to take their place, and if required for such a reason, World Rowing reserves the right to invite an athlete(s) into the Versa Challenge if required to maintain the operational functionality of the Challenges in Prague

Additional Information for the 2024 Versa Challenge

Following the selection of the 10 men and 10 women, a detailed planning process will be sent to each athlete, followed up by a series of online meetings to provide more detailed briefings prior to arriving in Prague. Four additional athletes (two women, and two men) will be invited by World Rowing as “Wild Cards” entrants to race the qualified athletes in Prague. “Wild Card” invitees do not need to qualify to race in Prague.

 

The Versa Challenge is an important part of World Rowing`s Indoor Rowing strategy. Athletes will feel engaged and “special” and will be an important part of promoting Indoor Rowing to the broader rowing and non-rowing community, both in the lead up to the event, during the event – and also importantly after the event – as we look to broadly promote the sport. The World Rowing Communications team will engage with each Finalist to develop their personal “story” and to generate interest in their home School, Club and Nation – as well across the wider community.

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The World Rowing Age Category Races

For those racing on-site in Prague in an age category race, qualification will not be required. The number of in-person competitors will only be restricted by the capacity of the venue.

The 2000m and 500m races will be offered in the following age categories for the World Rowing Indoor Championships:

Openweight Lightweight
Men Women Men Women
Under 17 Under 17 – –
17 – 18 17 – 18 – –
19 – 20 19 – 20 19 – 20 19 – 20
21 – 22 21 – 22 21 – 22 21 – 22
23 – 39 23 – 39 23 – 39 23 – 39
40 – 44 40 – 44 40 – 44 40 – 44
45 – 49 45 – 49 45 – 49 45 – 49
50 – 54 50 – 54 50 – 54 50 – 54
55 – 59 55 – 59 55 – 59 55 – 59
60 – 64 60 – 64 60 – 64 60 – 64
65 – 69 65 – 69 65 – 69 65 – 69
70-74 70-74 70-74 70-74
75-79 75-79 75-79 75-79
80+ 80+ 80+ 80+
PR1 PR1 – –
PR2 PR2 – –
PR3 PR3 – –
PR3-II PR3-II – –

Team Event categories 

The following Team events open for entry and will take place as hybrid events. This means that teams can race in-person (without needed to qualify in advance), or teams can race virtually by qualifying in advance.

Mixed Team 2 Men, 2 Women Format: 2000m relay, switching every 250m. All teammates will row twice, but must switch every 250m. Teams can switch rowers however they wish (and can assist one another with foot straps, handle, and seat).
Men’s Team 4 Men
Women’s Team 4 Women>

The World Rowing Versa Challenge

World Rowing is pleased to announce the second edition of the World Rowing Versa Challenge, a new competition format which was introduced as part of the 2023 World Rowing Indoor Championships, presented by Concept2. The Versa Challenge is back for its second year, following the enormous success from 2023.

Over the two competition days of the Championships, participants competing in the World Rowing Versa Challenge will race in five different sub-challenges varying in time, distance, and type. The Versa Challenge is intended to test all the skills and strengths required of indoor rowers, exposing them to new and unfamiliar race formats. Participants will earn points throughout the sub-challenges, and the overall winners in the Open Men’s and Open Women’s categories will become World Rowing Versa Champions.

Only 12 men and 12 women will compete in the World Rowing Versa Challenge at the 2024 World Rowing Indoor Championships presented by Concept2.  In an exciting innovation, two of the 12 athletes will be guests invited by World Rowing as “Wild Cards”. The qualification period for the World Rowing Versa Challenge will take place online and will be open to all interested participants – the qualification details for the Challenge are available on the Versa Challenge tab.

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