Two for one place. World Rowing, the world rowing body, unveiled at the beginning of the month on its website the final list of candidate cities for the organization of several of its major events between 2024 and 2026. Among them, the championships of the 2025 World Cup, the first in the next Olympiad. Three cities were in the running, but the battle will ultimately be between Shanghai and Amsterdam, after the withdrawal of the Italians from Varese. Shanghai was due to host the World Rowing Championships in 2021, but the event was canceled from the calendar due to the health crisis. The Chinese are trying their luck again, with the hope of hosting the event for the first time. Opposite, Amsterdam has already hosted the World Championships in 1977 and 2014. World Rowing's decision is expected at the next congress, scheduled for September 26 on the sidelines of the 2022 world championships in Račice, in the Czech Republic. Among the other international events to be awarded next month, the European Under-19 Championships in 2025 are proving to be the most coveted, with four cities competing: Cologne in Germany, Gravelines in France, Račice, and Edirne in Turkey. Also note the multiple ambitions of the Americans from Sarasota and Bradenton, Florida, already hosts of the World Championships in 2017. They have submitted candidacy files for the under-19 and under-23 world championships, between 2025 and 2026.
