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    2022 World Indoor Champs to be Virtual

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    The 2022 World Rowing Indoor Championships presented by Concept2 will be conducted virtually.

    The announcement—which comes amidst rising virus levels in the United States combined with the uncertainty of a new variant—is not entirely surprising.

    “With the uncertainty caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, including new virus variants, potential lockdowns, and uncertainty in international travel, the Hamburg Organising Committee and the World Rowing Executive Committee have come to the conclusion after a detailed exchange to convert the 2022 World Rowing Indoor Championships to a virtual only event,” World Rowing announced.

    The event was originally scheduled to take place February 25-26 in Hamburg, Germany.

    Those currently entered in the event will have two options to alter their entries—join the virtual competition or get a refund.

    The virtual qualification period closes February 2.

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