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Rowing

Norway steer steady grassroots course to World Cup success

Norway coach Stale Solbakken, Erling Haaland and teammates perform the traditional Viking rowing celebration for their fans after the match on June 22.
Norway coach Stale Solbakken, Erling Haaland and teammates perform the traditional Viking rowing celebration for their fans after the match on June 22.

Norwegian parliament gets behind World Cup team with fans' Viking rowing display

Members of Parliament 'row' for the Norwegian national football team at the Storting (Norwegian Parliament), in Oslo, Norway June 18, 2026.    NTB/Hakon Mosvold Larsen/via REUTERS
Members of Parliament 'row' for the Norwegian national football team at the Storting (Norwegian Parliament), in Oslo, Norway June 18, 2026.    NTB/Hakon Mosvold Larsen/via REUTERS

Celebrations in the canals as Venezia set sail for Serie A

Soccer Football - Serie B - Venezia FC Celebrate Promotion to Serie A - Venice, Italy - May 9, 2026 Venezia FC players celebrate on a gondola after winning promotion to Serie A REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri
Soccer Football - Serie B - Venezia FC Celebrate Promotion to Serie A - Venice, Italy - May 9, 2026 Venezia FC players celebrate on a gondola after winning promotion to Serie A REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri

2032 organisers not weighing alternatives to crocodile habitat for rowing

A view of the city skyline of Brisbane, Australia, July 4, 2021. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy
A view of the city skyline of Brisbane, Australia, July 4, 2021. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy

Queensland river gets tick of approval for 2032 Olympic rowing

A man walks at the Victoria Park-Barrambin, where the main stadium will be built for the 2032 Olympics, in Brisbane, Australia on July 21, 2025.
A man walks at the Victoria Park-Barrambin, where the main stadium will be built for the 2032 Olympics, in Brisbane, Australia on July 21, 2025.

British women finish non-stop 15,000km rowing trip across the Pacific for charity

British rowers Jess Rowe (left) and Miriam Payne in their vessel Velocity as they approach Australia's Great Barrier Reef in the Coral Sea on Oct 17, 2025. The pair left Peru on May 5 for the journey to Australia, raising money for charity and attempting to become the first women's team and the first pair to row across the Pacific Ocean non-stop and unsupported.
British rowers Jess Rowe (left) and Miriam Payne in their vessel Velocity as they approach Australia's Great Barrier Reef in the Coral Sea on Oct 17, 2025. The pair left Peru on May 5 for the journey to Australia, raising money for charity and attempting to become the first women's team and the first pair to row across the Pacific Ocean non-stop and unsupported.

Rowing-British female rowers start second attempt at Pacific Ocean crossing

Miriam Payne and Jess Rowe row their boat Velocity as they depart Peru in an attempt to row non-stop across the Pacific Ocean, April 8, 2025.   Seas The Day/Handout via REUTERS
Miriam Payne and Jess Rowe row their boat Velocity as they depart Peru in an attempt to row non-stop across the Pacific Ocean, April 8, 2025.   Seas The Day/Handout via REUTERS

Crocodiles no issue but river current could scupper Brisbane rowing plans

FILE PHOTO: A view of the city skyline of Brisbane, expected to be announced as host for the 2032 Olympic Games, in Brisbane, Australia, July 4, 2021. Picture taken July 4, 2021.  REUTERS/Jaimi Joy/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A view of the city skyline of Brisbane, expected to be announced as host for the 2032 Olympic Games, in Brisbane, Australia, July 4, 2021. Picture taken July 4, 2021.  REUTERS/Jaimi Joy/File Photo

Olympic rower Jake Green is Singapore’s first full-time head coach since 2015

Jake Green, 30, represented South Africa at the 2016 and 2020 Olympics, and was appointed following a hiring process that took two years said SRA president Paul Supramaniam  ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH
Jake Green, 30, represented South Africa at the 2016 and 2020 Olympics, and was appointed following a hiring process that took two years said SRA president Paul Supramaniam  ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH

Nine dead in collision in Brazil between van carrying rowing team and truck

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.