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IAF officer to represent India in Paralympics Qualifiers IAF officer to represent India in Paralympics Qualifiers NEW DELHI: Wing Commander Shantanu, a serving officer of the Indian Air Force, has been selected to represent India at the World Rowing Asia/ Oceania Continental Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta which is going to be held in May 2021 in Tokyo. He picked up the sport in April 2019 and was selected by the Rowing Federation of India for the October 2019 Asian Rowing Training Camp and Championship which was held in South Korea. He finished 5th in Asia and became the First ...

European scullers set for Tokyo 2020 qualifier in Varese Sunday, 4 April 2021 Scullers will have one of their final opportunities to qualify for Tokyo 2020 at the World Rowing European Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta, which starts tomorrow in Varese, Italy. The three-day event will offer qualification opportunities to European nations in the men's and women's single sculls, lightweight double sculls and PR1 men's and women's single sculls. The men's single sculls has the largest field, with 16 nations and 11 athletes who competed at the 2020 European Rowing Championships. They w...

Monday, 8 March 2021 The Asia and Oceania Olympic and Paralympic Continental Qualification Regatta is to proceed as planned in May after World Rowing received assurances that athletes will be allowed to enter Japan to take part. The Japanese Government has told World Rowing and the Japan Rowing Association that foreign delegations will be permitted to enter the country come May - something that is not currently allowed. Japan's border has been largely shut in response to the coronavirus pandemic, but authorities plan to allow athletes to visit in the coming months ahead of the Olympics and P...

Monday, 8 March 2021 International Rugby League (IRL) has completed a consultation on transgender participation, with the organisation saying it will use the upcoming Women’s Rugby League World Cup to inform policy development and will adopt a comprehensive inclusion policy in 2022. The decisions were two outcomes from the consultation, with the IRL also confirming it will not change its current rules on transgender participation prior to this year’s Women’s Rugby League World Cup. The IRL said the consultation was launched following an enquiry by three member nations, who are set to c...

Tuesday, 2 March 2021 World Rowing has delayed making a decision on the status of the Asia and Oceania Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta until March 8. The qualification event is currently scheduled to take place in Tokyo from May 5 to 7. World Rowing says its Executive Committee and the Organising Committee in Tokyo have agreed to wait until March 8 for a decision, with the current state of emergency set to lift on March 7. The governing body said the steps being taken by Government authorities will be clear after this date, allowing for a decision to be made on the qualifying ev...