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Plovdiv to Host 2027 World Rowing U19 and U23 Championships

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Plovdiv has been awarded hosting rights for the 2027 World Rowing Under 19 and Under 23 Championships. The announcement was made on Sunday by World Rowing President Jean-Christophe Rolland during the Nations Dinner held in the southern Bulgarian city as part of the ongoing 2026 World Rowing Under 19 Championships. Renowned former and current Bulgarian rowers received accolades during the event. These included Olympic champions Svetla Otsétova and Zdravka Yordanova (double sculls), Stoyanka Gruycheva and Siyka Kelbecheva-Barbalova (coxless pairs), as well as the Olympic silver medallists in the coxed four Maria Modeva, Reni Yordanova-Plachkova, Lilyana Vaseva, Ginka Gyurova and coxswain Kapka Yordanova. President Rolland said the achievements of these women helped shape Bulgarian rowing history. Their accomplishments inspired generations of athletes, and today their legacy continues to live on at a venue that still welcomes the world's best rowers, he said. He spoke highly of Plovdiv as

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