2nd SUB-JUNIOR NATIONAL ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS & 4th OPEN SPRINT NATIONAL ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS |
Calcutta played host to the 2nd Sub-Junior Nationals and the 4th Open Sprint Nationals. Both these championships are held over a distance of 500 metres. The finals were rowed on the 8th of January 2000. The Tamilnadu Amateur Rowing Association (TARA), comprising of oarspersons from the Madras Boat Club, fielding a strong contingent, performed well and won a couple of Gold medals. B.Harsha, the younger brother of B.Dushyanth (winner of the Willingdon fours - 1999) has shown a lot of promise in winning the Gold in the Sub-Junior Single Sculls. He is the man to watch out in the future. The girls, Urmila Venkat and Lavanya Iyer has made a habit of winning. They have this season along with Lekhamitra Rajender and Urvashi Venkat won almost all events in their class. The Sub-Junior title last year, the Junior title, then the ARAE and now the Sub-Junior again. Well done girls !!! Keep it up and keep at it, there is more to be won !!! The results are as under:
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THE RESULTS |
SUB-JUNIOR GOLD MEDAL |
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Boys Single Sculls(1*) | Harsha B. | ||
Girls Coxless Pairs (2-) | Bow:Urmila Venkat Strc:Lavanya Iyer |
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SUB-JUNIOR SILVER MEDAL |
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Girls Single Sculls(1*) | Lavanya Iyer | ||
OPEN SPRINT BRONZE MEDAL |
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Girls Coxed Fours (4+) | Bow:Urmila Venkat 2x1.:Lekhamitra Rajender 3x1.:Urvashi Venkat Strc:Lavanya Iyer Cox.:Rasika Ramesh |
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