Rowing WR World Championships 2024

[Makedonas 2,118]

U23 Championships are already finished. Only 1 medal for us, but it was a gold in LW2X for Anastasiadou/Kontou, who defended their title from last year 

 

Also in the heat they broke their own U23 world best time by 8.65 seconds.

 

 

Of course Kontou won bronze in LW2X at Paris 2024 and Anastasiadou was 6th in W2- there, I know she seemed bitter that she wasn't selected for LW2X where we would've probably had a stronger team and maybe pushed for another colour of medal (though very difficult because GB and Romania were so strong), but it's still very impressive and hopefully she can win a medal in LA 2028, obviously it won't be in the lightweight category.

 

 

We only sent two other U23 boats, I guess that's what happens when the event is not held in Europe.

 

Fragkou was 4th in W1X which is disappointing after she won medals in 2021 (bronze in W2X), 2022 (gold in W2-), 2023 (bronze in W1X). She will be back in 2025 and hopefully can get another medal and continue fighting for 2028, because to be honest she hasn't been making much progress anymore the last 1-2 years.

 

Boukouvalas/Lykomitros were a disappointing 9th in M2-, which I didn't expect after they got off to a good start to the regatta by winning their first heat...

[OlympicIRL 5,514]

Paul O'Donovan won gold in the men's lightweight single sculls in what is most likely his last ever race in lightweight rowing. Well done Paul    

Siobhan McCrohan won bronze in the women's lightweight singles to add to her tally of world medals.

 

@Makedonas 2 medals for Greece in these events too

[heywoodu 14,797]

It may have been a barely competitive event with only a handful of people competing in it,  got within two tenths of a second of what feels like a rather rare world championships medal (M2-)