At the previous meeting on the development of rowing sports in the Primorsky Krai took part the President of the Federation of rowing Russia Veniamin Booth. «We are two weeks ago opened a branch in Primorye and plan to develop the academic and coastal rowing. In the world it is considered to be traditionally student sport», — said Benjamin Booth. Primorye is famous for its achievements in the sport. So bronze medalist of the Olympics in London Ivan Shtyl last week won another victory and became the champion of Europe on a distance of 500 meters in the canoe-pair. Moreover, the region annually Championships in rowing boat class «dragon». Representatives of the Federation on the eve of the examined Novik Bay located on the Russkiy island, where it is planned to create a base for water sports. Director of the Department of physical culture and sport Jean Kuznetsov added that there already is the infrastructure, which will allow first of all to develop the academic rowing. «Natural reservoir length of 11 kilometers — our advantage. Next year in Seoul will take place the Asian games, which is enabled and rowing. Now consider the possibility of organization of preparation of the Russian national team for this event here in Primorye», — said Jean Kuznetsov.
RIA «VladNews»