In an unprecedented move, Henley Royal Regatta and Henley Women’s Regatta have decided at the last minute to add a brand new event to their programmes for 2026 – ‘Beach Sprints’. New to the Olympic programme for Los Angeles 2028, Beach Sprint rowing is an adrenaline-fuelled racing format, where crews battle the waves over a 250m slalom course at sea. Rowers take a handbrake turn around a final buoy, before rowing straight back to shore to sprint…
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