CRC oarsmen runners-up again

ROWING: Colombo Rowing Club oarsmen did extremely well to become overall runner-up with 28 points to Madras Boat Club 30 points at the three -day Amateur Rowing Association East (ARAE) Regatta held at the Karachi Boat Club waters in Pakistan.

Madras Boat Club Oarsmen who rowed with authority retained the Hooghly Trophy. For Madras Boat Club it was two wins in a row as they became champions at last year's ARAE Regatta held in Calcutta. This is the second occasion CRC crew became runner-up to Madras Boat Club. In the Double Sculls and Coxless pair events, Colombo Rowing Club came in second position, while in the Sculls and Coxless Four, CRC crew were placed third.

Udesh Hettiarachchi and Manoharan Niroshan won the second place in the Double Sculls. Karachi Boat Club pair won the event. Deveka Senaviratne and Anushan Selvaraja finished runner-up in the Coxless pair with Bengal Rowing Club pair winning the event.

Bassim Hassan took the third place in the Single Scull. Madras Boat Club sculler won the event with Calcutta Boat Club rower in second place.

In the main event of the Regatta Coxless Four (Boat Race) the Colombo Rowing Club crew composed of Udesh Hettiarachchi (bow), Manoharan Niroshan (2), Anushan Selvaraja (3) and Devaka Senaviratne (stroke) were placed third. Madras Boat Club won the main event while Karachi Boat Club placed second.

According to Chevantha Sirimanna, coach/manager of CRC crew, the 2007 ARAE Regatta will be held in Colombo.