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| Sunday, 30 June 2002 |
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Rowing Association gets ready for Asian Games in South Korea by ALAVI MOHAMED A very successful Olympic Solidarity Course on rowing has been completed. This was a Level Three Course for rowing coaches and was conducted through the good offices of the NOC and the LOC FISA, the international rowing authority made available one of their most senior and highly qualified international rowing coaches to visit Sri Lanka in order to conduct this five-day rowing coaching camp at the premises of the Colombo Rowing Club. The Rowing Associations was fortunate enough to get the services of a coach of the calibre of Mr. Gianni Postiglione, Senior FISA coach and member of the International Competitive Rowing Commission, to conduct this rowing course. He has been an international coach of over 20 years standing, and the national coach of Italy, having successfully trained 30 gold medallist for Italy in the lightweight rowing category, both at the Olympics and World Rowing Championships. During his distinguished career he successfully trained and moulded together lightweight 'Eights' crews who won gold medals in seven consecutive World Championships from 1985 to 1991, an unequalled world record! The course covered advanced rowing techniques, style correction, evaluation methods in order to get the best possible combinations of crews, training and fitness programs with special reference to physiological and psychological preparedness of our young and enthusiastic oarsmen and women. Rowing in Sri Lanka is on the threshold of international participation. In the recent past our oarsmen and women have dominated the club rowing scene across our region of South-East Asia. The Rowing Association were deeply disappointed at the postponement of the SAF Games last October to March of 2003 due to the post September 11th scenario. However, the ARASL has invited Indian and Bangladesh rowing crews to visit Sri Lanka with a view of getting our rowers ready for participation at the next Asian Games to be held in Busan, South Korea, in September/October of this year. The Bangladesh Rowing Federation is expected mid-July, and the Indian oarsmen in August. These dual regattas will be the first international competitions seen on our waters and will be the precursor to holding the SAF Rowing Regatta simultaneously with the SAF Games scheduled for early 2005 in this country. The Amateur Rowing Association is thankful to the officials of FISA who have and still continue to oversee, help and advise the Amateur Rowing Association of Sri Lanka on all matters 'rowing'. |
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