New Delhi, March 27 A 51-day national rowing camp for women began in Gorakhpur on Friday to further prepare the team for the Asian Games in Japan later this year.
The camp, held at the Water Sports Complex at Ramgarh Lake, is organized by the Sports Authority of India at the request of the Rowing Federation of India. It aims to train the rowers for the continental competition, which will take place in Aichi-Nagoya from September 19 to October 4.
Sudhir Sharma, Vice President of the Rowing Federation of India and Secretary of the UP Rowing Association, said that the selected players and coaches have already arrived in Gorakhpur.
The rowing competitions at the Asian Games will be held from September 20 to 25 at the Nagaragawa International Regatta Course in Kaizu City, Gifu Prefecture.
Sharma added that the selected athletes will undergo training in single sculls, double sculls, pairs, and fours during the 51-day camp, which is being organized in Uttar Pradesh for the first time.
Meanwhile, the men's rowing camp is already underway at the Army Node in Pune.
Ramgarh Lake has been developed according to international standards, and its calm water conditions are expected to help enhance the athletes' technique, said the official.
Selected players:
Kiran (Haryana), Mrunmayee Salgaonkar (Maharashtra), Rukmani, Vindhya Shankar (Madhya Pradesh), B. Anandi, Kiran Devi (All India Police Control Board/Meghalaya), Ashwini Kumaran, Sania Krishnan, Anna Helen, Hima T., Angel Mary (Kerala), Monika Badoria, Anshika Bharti (Odisha).
Coaches: Rajesh Kumar (Services Sports Control Board), Mamta Jena (All India Police Control Board).