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Rowing
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Venue
How to Get there?
The nearest MTR Station:
Shek Mun Station (Tuen Ma Line), Exit C
• Take the East Rail Line (Lo Wu) to Tai Wai Station
• Then, transfer to Tuen Ma Line (Wu Kai Sha)
• Alight at Shek Mun Station Exit C (16-minute walk to the rowing centre)
Walk straight onto On Lai Street and follow it to the end. Turn right onto King Street, walk to the end of the road, and you’re there!
You can go there by uber or taxi.
Amenities Info
Showers and changing rooms will be made available. (Gender-neutral TBD)
There are metered parking spaces at the centre. In addition, there is a parking lot at 2 On Sum St Parking (8 min Walk to centre).
FOOD AND BEVERAGE
More information is coming soon.
Overview
The GGHK Rowing and Dragon Boat races will be held at the iconic Shing Mun River which features over 4 km of flat water, against the shining lights of the satellite town of Shatin.
Please have your badges present when entering the centre.
Thursday, November 9 – Friday, November 10.
Consists of 1 day of practice and 1 day of competition.
The following Races will be organised:
• Coxless Fours (4-)
• Double Sculls (2x)
• Eights (8+)
• Quadruple Sculls (4x)
• Single Sculls (1x)
Race Format: 1000m sprint races with heats & finals. There shall be 6 crews only in each final, the number of heats will depend on the number of entries in each category.
Equipment
Personal Rowing Equipment: Swimwear, PFD* if needed *PFDs will be available to rent
Divisions
Gender
For single category, there is an All Gender and Women Category. We encourage non-binary/gender-neutral athletes to participate in the category they feel safest in competing.
For All Gender crews, any combination of athletes, regardless of their gender, may join that crew.
For the Men’s crew categories, to facilitate the inclusion of women and non-binary/gender-neutral athletes participation, athletes are allowed to row in the Men’s division as long as there is at least one male rower in the lineup.
Mixed crews should comprise an equal number of male and female rowers.
Coxswains may be of any gender.
Events
1x: Open All Gender, Open Women, Masters All Gender, Masters Women
2x: Open All Gender, Open Women, Open Mixed, Masters All Gender, Masters Women, Masters Mixed
4x: Open All Gender, Open Women, Open Mixed, Masters All Gender, Masters Women, Masters Mixed
4-: Open All Gender, Open Women, Open Mixed, Masters All Gender, Masters Women, Masters Mixed
8+: Open All Gender, Open Women, Open Mixed, Masters All Gender, Masters Women, Masters Mixed
We encourage people with disabilities and from other diverse backgrounds to register. We endeavour to provide reasonable accommodations as may be needed, however, for this sport there may be limitations as to how we can accommodate. If you are interested, please contact us at [email protected] so we can provide you with more details.
MAX No. of Participants / Teams
100
Registration Fee
HK$ 600.00
Guidelines / Special Considerations or Rules
No special considerations
