2019 World Rowing Championships
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The 2019 World Rowing Championships were held in Ottensheim, Austria from 25 August to 1 September 2019.[1] Apart from Ottensheim, the right to host the championships was contested by Hamburg in Germany, Račice in the Czech Republic, and Varese in Italy.[2]
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2019 World Rowing Championships | |
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Venue | Ottensheim |
Location | Ottensheim, Austria |
Dates | 25 August – 1 September |
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The event determined the majority of qualifiers to the rowing competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4]
On 21 August, three days before the championships, pararower Dzmitry Ryshkevich from Belarus died after he capsized during a training session. He was expected to participate in the PR1M1x at his third consecutive championships.[5]