Meeting in Amsterdam on the sidelines of the World Rowing Championships, the World Rowing Congress This has resulted in several significant decisions. The member federations have granted the Bahamas provisional member status: once the Bahamas Olympic Committee validates it, World Rowing will therefore be officially recognized. 159 member federations.
Beyond the usual strategic presentations and progress updates on the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games or the Lucerne 2027 World Championships, the sensitive subject of protection of the female athlete category This issue was raised following the latest decisions of the IOC. World Rowing plans to introduce the corresponding regulatory changes during 2027.
Benjamin Pritchard (Great Britain), Valent Sinkovic (Croatia), Logan Ullrich (New Zealand) and Martin Mackovic (Serbia) were elected to the Athletes commissionWorld Rowing has also confirmed thatA test event will take place at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic venues. September 2027.
