EVENT DESCRIPTION

The 2026 World Rowing Cup II will take place 12 – 14 June in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

The 2026 event programmes will be published in January 2026. Please see below the key event dates and times:

- Official opening of the venue: Wednesday, 10 June
- Team Manager Meeting & Draw: Thursday, 11 June, 15:00 hrs
- First race: Friday, 12 June, morning
- Start of the last race: Sunday, 14 June, no later than 15:00 hrs

EVENTS OFFERED

The following World Cup and International events are offered at the 2026 World Rowing Cup II:

World Rowing Cup Boat Classes

Men (M): 1x, 2x, 2-, 4x, 4-, 8+

Women (W): 1x, 2x, 2-, 4x, 4-, 8+

International Boat Classes

Lightweight Men (LM): 1x, 2x

Lightweight Women (LW): 1x, 2x

Para-Rowing (PR): PR1 M1x, PR1 W1x, PR2 Mix2x, PR3 Mix2x, PR3 Mix4x+

ENTRIES AND ACCREDITATION

Entries and accreditation must be made online through: https://www.worldrowing.swisstiming.com/

For any questions regarding the entry and accreditation process please contact registration@worldrowing.com. For any questions regarding media accreditation, please refer to World Rowing’s Media Centre.

ELIGIBILITY

World Rowing Cup regattas shall be open to all competitors who are authorised to compete by their member federation and who are eligible under the relevant rules. To represent a Member Federation in a World Rowing Cup regatta, a rower must be a citizen of that country or a bona fide member of the rowing club for which they compete in that country. In World Rowing Cup events at World Rowing Cup regattas, rowers shall compete under the name of their Member Federation that shall alone be entitled to enter them.

Each member federation may enter a maximum of four crews in each event of the 1st World Rowing Cup regatta and a maximum of two crews in each event of the 2nd and 3rd World Rowing Cup regattas.

World Rowing Rulebook

ABOUT THE VENUE

The regatta course in Plovdiv is an artificial canal with total length of 2300m, that was specially designed by the architect Valentine Marinov with chief consultant Svetla Otzetova to meet the contemporary requirements for staging major water sport events. The location of the course was estimated very precisely to be surrounded by the natural forests, offering fair and equal conditions in all lanes. In addition to that the direction of the course is East/West, which is parallel to the direction of the prevailing winds.

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