World Rowing President Jean-Christophe Rolland has claimed at the Congress in Serbia's capital Belgrade "boycotts have never solved anything", while the governing body's stance was praised by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach.

Romania claimed two gold medals on the final day of the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade as The Netherlands added two further titles to cement their place at the top of the overall standings.

Britain captured five gold medals on an impressive day at the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade where further boats sealed spots at next year’s Olympics and Paralympics in Paris.

Australia’s Nikki Ayers and Jed Altschwager won the PR3 mixed double sculls title at the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade to seal their place at next year’s Paralympics in Paris.

Chilean twins Melita and Antonia Abraham sealed a ticket for next year’s Olympics in Paris on a day where qualification for the Games was on the line at the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade.

Olympic silver medallists Kjetil Borch of Norway and Anna Prakaten of Uzbekistan exited in the respective men’s and women’s single sculls quarter-finals at the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade.

More boats secured their places at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games during the third day of competition at the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade.

The first places at the Paris 2024 Paralympics have been secured on day two of the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, as action continued in the heats.

Heats took place across seven disciplines as action got underway at the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade in Serbia.

More than 1,000 athletes are set to take part in the World Rowing Championships, with places at the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics up for grabs in Belgrade.

World Rowing has defended its decision to allow Russians and Belarusians to compete as neutrals in pairs in the upcoming World Championships, although Russia has withdrawn its only such crew.

World Rowing has denied that it has banned Russia's Ilya Kondratiev from participating at the upcoming World Championships, scheduled to take place from September 3 to 10 in Belgrade.

Russia has announced four rowers for the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Serbian capital Belgrade.

In the early 1960s, Boris Dubrovsky formed a formidable sculling partnership with Oleg Tyurin which saw them bring great success to the Soviet Union at European and Olympic level.

British Rowing has banned transgender athletes from competing in elite female races but has enabled them to take part in a newly created open category that will come into effect on September 11.