Petition urging FISA to preserve lightweight rowing

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Gitte Terp Henriksen

#43 Re: Boxing lightweight rowing lightweight

2016-10-20 11:51

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 The difference is the same - in boxing you have several weigth classes. Why NOT in rowing.?

And adressing this: why NOT cut Down on the number of boxing classes AS this is certainly NOT a female sport - WHO decided that the balance should prevail within all sports knowing that some sports dont inklude both sexes? 

Syncrone swimming was invented to include more female competitors- a competition which is not with World Wide scope. Rowing lightweight females are counted in thousands. Let Them join instead. And cut Down boxing ro other mal sports.

 

 

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olympic rower

#67 Re: Re: Boxing lightweight rowing lightweight

2016-10-21 00:51:18

#43: Gitte Terp Henriksen - Re: Boxing lightweight rowing lightweight 

 Because boxing is a combat sport rowing is not, keep the lightweight men's and woman's doubles, but getting rid of the lightweight men's 4 is the best option, the IOC simply won't allow any more rowing events and we could lose rowing as an Olympic sport altogether if this change is not made