The city of Hamburg, Germany not only just hosted the 2014 World Rowing Junior Championships recently, but they also welcomed athletes from Tunisia, Nigeria, Uganda and Togo for a two week training camp to help develop their skills before the championships.
In 2013 the German junior team took home four gold medals, topping the medals table at the World Rowing Junior Championships in Trakai, Lithuania. This year, hosting the event in Hamburg, they have qualified boats in all 13 A-finals and they look set for success.
An afternoon of finals completed the 2014 World Rowing Junior Championships in Hamburg, Germany. Competitors in the nine races were greeted with a large crowd that had congregated near the finish line. This greeting must have been a welcome sight as head wind and choppy conditions made for tricky racing.
A festive atmosphere set the scene for finals day at the 2014 World Rowing Junior Championships in Hamburg, Germany. With crowds lining the banks of the River Elbe, 13 finals got underway in headwind conditions with choppy water.
