Hard blow for the organization of the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey. After the handball players, the French rowers will be missing. Patrick Ranvier, the DTN of the French Rowing Federation, announced that the French team would not travel to Adana, where the competitions are planned. This is due to the remoteness of the main Mersin site, security and the low level of competition. “And we would have been the only ones in Adana, after the handball package,” explained Patrick Ranvier in L'Team.
— Published June 6, 2013
