Rowing WR World Championships 2023 Road to Paris 2024

[Andry84 91]

1 hour ago, phelps said:

and now we also recorded the worst disappointment among the few boats that at least qualified to the Games  

 

so, we finish this championship with 4 OQP and 2 medals (no gold)...worse than the most pessimistic preview  

Its Better than expected, a lot Better, 2 medals not easy, one 4th place,5 olympic pass was what we expected considering LW2 completely out of shape for serious health problems and that we Lost all our wonderful boys on 4- and 2- with new crews and quite young for man rowing, we presented also a very good  women 8 that could go go to Paris if NZ and Netherlands Will not partecipate il Luzern. We can add 1 male and 1 women boat in Luzern and some chance also for men single.

[IoNuTzZ 293]

4 minutes ago, Adriano said:

do you want to try  qualify someone in men's single?

we had a boy registered for these world championships, in the end he didn't start, so far we haven't tried to qualify the singles boat either, but who knows maybe we'll want the full team, generally we go on boats with more people.

[EselTheDonkey 782]

17 minutes ago, Andry84 said:

 We can add 1 male and 1 women boat in Luzern  

Do you mean theoretically or realistically? At least theoretically you can get a quota place in Luzern in every event in which you didn't qualify in Belgrade. There's no limitation of starters unless already qualified. 

Edited September 10, 2023 by EselTheDonkey

[Makedonas 1,812]

So the following countries will not be eligible for the European regatta:

Croatia

Czech Republic

France

Germany

Great Britain

Greece

Ireland

Italy

Lithuania

Netherlands

Norway

Romania

Spain

Switzerland

 

 

Which means the favourites for quotas there will be:

M1X: , , or maybe 

W1X: Russia and Belarus if they are allowed to compete, otherwise we could see , , or  for example take someone from a different boat and put them in the single.

LM2X: , , or possibly one of , ,  since Poland will be limited in how many quotas they can accept.

LW2X: , , or maybe 

 

Of course we do not know if some nations will put someone in the single sculls from another boat which often happens, so that could change things up as well (for example  M2X)

Edited September 10, 2023 by Makedonas

[Andry84 91]

10 minutes ago, EselTheDonkey said:

Do you mean theoretically or realistically? At least theoretically you can get a quota place in Luzern in every event in which you didn't qualify in Belgrade. There's no limitation of starters unless already qualified. 

Yes, i know, i meant realistically....

[CCB 509]

Unbelievable championships for  . Five gold medals and ten boats qualified for the Olympics is way more than expected. Only 11 months to go before Paris. Hopefully we can keep this level up!

[JoshMartini007 2,336]

The following nations are not eligible to compete in their respective continental qualifiers:

 

Africa: None

Asia-Oceania:

Europe:

Pan America:

 

The following may compete in their respective continental qualifier, but may qualify only one boat (two if they both finish first)

 

Africa:

Asia-Oceania:

Europe:

Pan America:

 

Everyone else can compete and qualify up to two boats.

[Adriano 509]

Just now, CCB said:

Unbelievable championships for  . Five gold medals and ten boats qualified for the Olympics is way more than expected. Only 11 months to go before Paris. Hopefully we can keep this level up!

Wish you luck but not in M4x :D

[Makedonas 1,812]

 recap:

 

M1X: We all hoped that Ntouskos could win a medal, so it was disappointing that he came in 4th (and missed the podium by 0.13s after a photo finish), but he is clearly in a good condition and it's safe to say he is a contender for the podium in Paris. He is now qualified for his third Olympics despite being only 26 yo (obviously he will be 27 in Paris).

 

W2-: There was a lot of drama with this boat because we had the Kyridou sisters vs Anastasiadou/Bourmpou (if we had a proper federation, they would've organized our crews so that all four girls get in a boat somewhere...), but no matter what we knew we would get the Olympic quota and we did, with out 7th place finish. These girls are only 22 and 21, so it's a very strong result for them in a competitive boat class. It will be interesting to see how much they can improve, as they only started rowing together in June, and Anastasiadou is a lightweight sculler at 165cm who previously never competed in sweep events but she is really holding her own. I think they are also medal contenders for Paris.

 

LW2X: Not much to say here but they were a disappointment. 12th place is not bad but really not representative of their abilities. These girls won European Championships and World Cup medals together earlier this year, so we definitely expected that they would qualify here. Of course it is a very competitive boat class so you never know what can happen, and Kontou is only 17 yo so she is clearly inexperienced (though she made the A Final in this event last year with Anastasiadou as a 16 yo). Hopefully  takes the quota at the European regatta, and then we will battle with the Olympic medalists  and  for the two remaining Olympic tickets in Lucerne...and of course there is also  as outsiders who will be at home...

 

LM2X: Similar to LW2X, another disappointment to get 13th place as they also won European Championships and World Cup medals together earlier this year. It will be a big battle in Lucerne between many teams to get the last two Olympic tickets, but I think  and  will be the favourites...

 

M2X: Very very disappointing season for Kalandaridis/Palaiopanos. They got 19th at the World Championships after being 6th last year. One of them was injured so they did not train much together since last year, hopefully they can be healthy and ready to go for Lucerne but it's going to be very difficult. Also I do not know if the federation will keep them together or try some other rowers/boats and mix things up.

 

W2X: It was their first time together, both girls are very young (20 yo Fragkou and 17 yo Dalidou) but very successful at the U23 and U19 levels with many gold medals. They finished 19th of 19 crews, clearly not ready for this level, and I am not sure if we will see them again together in Lucerne or if we will have other combinations.

 

 

Our federation is trying to act like this is some big success with the two quotas, but really it is laughable. In London and Rio we had 10 rowers each time, then just 4 and Tokyo and so far only 3 in Paris despite a lot of U23 and U19 success in the last 10 years or so. The Kyridou sisters and Tsamopoulou want to compete, and the federation must work with them to get them in boats, because all three would probably qualify in Lucerne if the federation gives them the opportunity. We could even try a W4- or W4X with the Kyridou sisters, Tsamopoulou, and Fragkou (all girls know how to scull and sweep so it's not a problem).

 

It is going to be very difficult in Lucerne, it will be very competitive and hard to expect to qualify more than 1-2 boats realistically...

[Makedonas 1,812]

1 hour ago, IoNuTzZ said:

we had a boy registered for these world championships, in the end he didn't start, so far we haven't tried to qualify the singles boat either, but who knows maybe we'll want the full team, generally we go on boats with more people.

It will be interesting to see if the successful countries from this regatta like Romania and the Netherlands will try to get a full team!