Rowing Discussion | Qualification to Summer Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 Road to LA 2028

[Pasolini 287]

Hey everyone, how are you all?

 

Reading the qualification document here and the "3 quotas for additional coxswain" is very confusing to me. Can someone (try to) explain to me please how those quotas will be assigned? 

 

Thank you so much

[JoshMartini007 2,863]

2 hours ago, Pasolini said:

Hey everyone, how are you all?

 

Reading the qualification document here and the "3 quotas for additional coxswain" is very confusing to me. Can someone (try to) explain to me please how those quotas will be assigned? 

 

Thank you so much

Basically, NOCs can attempt to qualify in additional events without gaining athlete quotas. For example, let's say a nation already qualified in the 4- and 4x, they can use the athletes they plan to send in those events and try to qualify in the 8+. That's where the extra coxswains will be used. If a nation intends to attempt to double-up they must let World Rowing know before the final qualifier regatta.

 

There's a good chance the quotas may not be used and will have to be reallocated. Looking at 2024, only  would have been eligible for the men while the women there's . With that said there's no guarantee they would have wanted to double-up their athletes.

 

In reality we are more likely to see the reverse, nations who qualified in the 4x, 4-, or 8+ doubling-up athletes for the 1x, 2x, 2-.

[phelps 8,724]

the Boat Race 2026 (the epic challenge between Oxford and Cambridge on the river Thames) is live on the Olympic Channel (not in all Countries, watch for your local listings) in 40 minutes time 

[OlympicIRL 6,308]

35 minutes ago, phelps said:

the Boat Race 2026 (the epic challenge between Oxford and Cambridge on the river Thames) is live on the Olympic Channel (not in all Countries, watch for your local listings) in 40 minutes time 

For anyone from the UK or Ireland it’s on Channel 4.