Petition urging FISA to preserve lightweight rowing

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#151

2016-10-25 05:57

I have friends who are natural lightweight. Natural lightweights should be able to compete against each other.

Guest

#152

2016-10-25 06:27

Lightweight Rowing a different kind of sport

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#153

2016-10-25 08:58

Because it makes no sense to exclude lightweight rowing from the olympics!

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#154

2016-10-25 09:13

it is absolutely unfair to all light weight rowers around the world,
FISA base on what any reason to make this wrongly decision?
Or they think that only open races are worth to be existed and participated by heavy weight rower? But whatever any reasons FISA needs to make an explanation clearly and in detail to all light weight rowers who are very angry and annoy now!

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#155

2016-10-25 09:14

I think, it's the wrong way to cancel lightweight rowing. It shows great competition due to physical eaqualtiy of the athletes and it gives a lot of more countries the oportunity to take part in intenational competions.

Guest

#156

2016-10-25 09:21

Because I believe in lightweight rowing having a major contribution to not only increasing the participation base but also the quality of rowing.

Guest

#157

2016-10-25 10:54

Light weight rowing is my favourite sport.
It also gives the possibility for people of smaller bodies to participate in rowing, and this also includes African and Asian nations.

Guest

#158

2016-10-25 12:34

1.Rowing has to be a sport that covers all sizes. Nations who are naturally smallter will automatically be excluded -
2. many other sports have multiple weight categories - rowing only has 2.
3.Lightweight rowing often provides the closets racing
4. We do have get gender equality in our sport .
5. Programme is spelt this way !

Guest

#159

2016-10-25 13:11

I'm a light weight rower myself and i think its good to have an weightclass to get more people interested and involved into rowing.

Guest

#160

2016-10-25 16:20

Are they crazy or just dumb?
Why man

#161 Why

2016-10-25 17:23

Why is iit that FISA and especially the IOC see the lightweight rowing as a second rank event 


Guest

#162

2016-10-25 17:32

Because I love rowing, and specially like to see the lightweights.

Guest

#163

2016-10-25 21:28

They have to stay!!

Guest

#164

2016-10-25 21:40

The sport need more rowers not less & lightweight rowers are some of the best to inspire others.


Guest

#165

2016-10-25 23:55

We have lightweight rowers in the club that are considering giving the sport of rowing away and taking up cycling because of the proposed changes.


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#166

2016-10-26 01:21

Lightweight rowing is an incredible competitive discipline which is performed of all kind of people people across the world.

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#167

2016-10-26 01:49

As a former lightweight representative I do not want to see this category die. Their is limited opportunity for lightweights tower to row at an international standard and to dissolve this category will be a disgrace and show nothing but contempt by FISA an it's associates as well as being discriminatory against lightweight rowers. Deeming them not rowers or worthy a place at the table.

Guest

#168

2016-10-26 10:45

my son has been involved in lightweight rowing for many years. It is actually discriminatory to not have it as not every rower is a heavy weight. It gives access to many more rowers in this wonderful sport.

Guest

#169

2016-10-26 12:49

My teenage daughter is a passionate and dedicated rower who is devoting countless hours and is having tremendous success with this sport..she is a lightweight rower. Please show support for our lightweights too.

Guest

#170

2016-10-26 15:08

Lightweight rowing is a must for the Olympic Games

Guest

#171

2016-10-26 17:13

Because it is a residential area with kids and animals

Guest

#172

2016-10-26 18:35

Lightweights can never be competitive in a sport dominated by tall, heavy rowers. The separate category enables those of a smaller stature to compete at the highest levels. It's a common situation in many sports.

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#173

2016-10-26 19:09

Preserving Lightweight rowing as part of Olympic programme because it is the way having much more countries involved in the games. LW-rowing has been the way for many countries to compeed during their limited height and weight. Therefore DFfR must fight very hard to preserve.

Guest

#174

2016-10-26 20:22

Because rowing should stay on ol forever and ever!!! Denmark have so many strong great rower's every time..

Guest

#175

2016-10-26 20:27

Den mest spændende sportsgren ved OL