2021 World Rowing Junior Championships August 11-15, 2021 Plovdiv, Bulgaria Press Kit On-site Contact: Brett Johnson,
[email protected], 317-201-5394 (c) USRowing Senior Director, Programs & Communications 1 About the 2021 World Rowing Junior Championships The 2021 World Rowing Junior Championships will be held August 1-15 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The event offers international racing in 14 different events for junior men and women including the men’s and women’s single sculls, double sculls, quadruple sculls, pair, four, four with coxswain, and eight. The World Rowing Junior Championships showcases the highest level of competition for under 19 athletes in the sport of rowing. World Rowing Website: https://worldrowing.com/event/2021-world-rowing-junior-championships LOC Website: http://www.wrjch2021.com/ About the Venue The course, located in Plovdiv, is an artificial canal designed and constructed specifically to host water sport events. The 2300m long venue is lined with natural forests, offering equal and fair rowing conditions to all competitors. Additionally, to enhance rowing conditions on the water, the course runs East/West, parallel to the direction of prevailing winds. A walkway lines the duration of the course with a Sports Club at the eastern most end of the waterway. Additionally, several storefronts and restaurants populate the length of the course. Event Address Plovdiv Canoe and Rowing Centre 4002 Septemvri, Bulgaria 2 Event list JM1x Junior Men's Single Sculls JW1x Junior Women's Single Sculls JM2- Junior Men's Pair