A relatively new event, the first edition of the World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals took place in Shenzhen, China in 2019. The event takes place in a beach setting with head-to-head racing taking place in solos, mixed doubles and mixed coxed quads. Raced in coastal boats, it begins with a Le Mans beach start and goes in a sprint out to a buoy and back. The race ends with one rower from each team sprinting to a finish line on the beach.