EVENT DESCRIPTION
The top event of the year for the Under 23 rowers in the ‘Classic Discipline’ is the World Rowing Under 23 Championships (WRU23CH). The Championships usually attract up to 1000 rowers from around the world.
The 2026 World Rowing Under 23 Championships will take place 22-26 July in Duisburg, Germany.
EVENTS OFFERED
The events offered at 2026 World Rowing Under 23 Championships will be confirmed at the 2025 World Rowing Quadrennial Congress.
ELIGIBILITY
World Rowing Championships are open to all Member Federations. A rower may compete in an Under 23 event until 31st of December of the year in which they reach the age of 22. Athletes must be eligible under the relevant rules. To represent a country in a World Rowing Championship, a competitor shall be a citizen of that country. He or she must be able to prove this by showing an official document (passport or identity card). In exceptional cases, the Executive Committee may make exceptions. Rowers may only compete at the World Rowing Championships if they have submitted a signed commitment form, according to Article 56. Each team official must have submitted a signed commitment form to World Rowing before accreditation may be issued at a World Rowing event.
ABOUT THE VENUE
Duisburg is a city in the northwestern German state North Rhine-Westphalia. It lies on the confluence of the Rhine and the Ruhr rivers and is the 15th largest city in Germany.
The regatta course Duisburg has been regularly modernized within the last 15 years. In 2006, the existing course has been extended with a side channel connecting the finish area with the start. In 2017, the boathouse area including the sanitary facilities where modernized and currently, the regatta office building and finish tower are in the progress of a completel rebuild.
The Duisburg OC has a longlasting experience in hosting national and international rowing and canoe events.
In addition to the bi-annual International Wedau Regatta, Duisburg Duisburg has previously hosted the following World Rowing events;
1983 World Rowing Championships
1991 World Rowing Cup III
1993 World Rowing Cup I
1994 World Rowing Cup I
2001 World Rowing Junior Championships
2012 World Rowing Masters Regatta
2020 European Rowing Under 23 Championships
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