Sport24.az
The Open Baku Championship among juniors and youth rowers was held jointly by the Baku City Youth and Sports Department and the Azerbaijan Canoe and Rowing Federation. Sport24.az reports that about 100 athletes from Baku and Mingachevir participated in the competition.
According to the regulations, rowers competed in kayak, both in single and double boats, and in canoe and academic rowing in single boats at a distance of 500 meters. The winners of the Open Baku Championship, which was held in a tense competitive environment, were awarded with diplomas and medals.
It should be noted that one of the main goals in organizing the Open Baku Championship and domestic competitions of this kind is to check the level of preparation of athletes and, at the same time, to involve rowers selected from among them in the youth national team.
