The Santiago 2023 Pan American and Parapan American Games will be the most important multisport event to take place in Chile and it will be held in several locations. Among them, we can find the Biobío Region, where both the Canoe sprint and Rowing will take place. Both events will be held in the Laguna Grande of San Pedro de la Paz, district that is part of the Gran Concepción, one of the most populated suburbs in the country.
Next, we’ll tell you more details about these sports.
This discipline stands out due to the speed, strength, and stamina that athletes require when performing. This sport, also known as sprint, must be practiced on calm waters using two types of boats: canoe and kayak.
Being an outdoor sport, weather and water conditions are factors that the crew needs to deal with in order to achieve the best possible performance. Rowing consists in pushing a boat with oars along a 2,000 m straight water track.
Unlike Canoe sprint, where athletes are facing towards the finish line, rowers are facing backwards in the direction of the movement. As a matter of fact, it’s the only sport where athletes reach the finish line facing backwards, so each crew must trust the judge that follows the race behind the boats, watching over the finish line.
Each rower has their feet secured to the boat, while their seat moves forwards and backwards along the rails, pushing the oars into the water to move the boat along the continuous movement of the rowers. Apart from a great physical strength, success in rowing is also thanks to the technique and teamwork to achieve top speed and distance with each stroke.
A rower or the teams must manage their race to perfection, making sure of having enough energy during the whole competition and lead the race.
