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World Rowing confirms first COVID-19 case at Olympic qualifier in Tokyo Wednesday, 5 May 2021 World Rowing has confirmed a member of the Sri Lankan team has tested positive for coronavirus at the Asia and Oceania Olympic and Paralympic qualifier in Japanese capital Tokyo. The "team support member" was found to have contracted COVID-19 after producing positive antigen and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests. World Rowing said the rest of the Sri Lankan team returned negative results after follow-up antigen and PCR tests. It also confirmed it was the only positive case after 320 tests were c...

The 2021 World Cup Series has begun and Croatia plays host to the international rowing community for World Cup I . Strong headwinds and occasional crosswind gusts meant conditions on Lake Jarun – situated 7km south of Zagreb’s city centre – were not easy for the international athletes. Photo Headwind on the course for time trials on Friday in Zagreb Credit Benedict Tufnell Time trials It was an unusual start to proceedings as each crew followed one after another in processional order. World Rowing deemed it best to rehearse the time trial format in the heats of the first World Cup. T...

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Gran Turismo Is Going to the Tokyo Olympics Share: Gran Turismo is set to become a bona fide Olympic sport, as it’s been selected as one of the five official partners of the inaugural Olympic Virtual Series, which is slated to take place from 13th May through 23rd June. That’s prior to the delayed Tokyo Olympics, which is currently scheduled to start in July. This will mark the first ever Olympic event for esports. There’ll be five games featured as part of the event in total, each of which is aligned with an International Sports Federation to add authenticity. In the case of Gran Turis...

autoevolution 22 Apr 2021, 12:22 UTC · by The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today, April 22, that it would work with five International Sports Federations (IFs) and game publishers to create the first Olympic-licensed event for physical and non-physical virtual sports. The event will comprise a number of virtual sporting events called Olympic Virtual Series (OVS) that will take place ahead of Tokyo Olympics. 1 photo The OVS will begin on May 13th and run until June 23rd, and according to the organizers, it is popularizing virtual sports, esports, and gaming while al...