Bid for Olympic rowing in Noosa

By Jim Fagan

Noosa coastal rowers want to stage their sport as an Olympic Games event on Laguna Bay in 2032.

They launched their bid on Sunday at the Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club and one enthusiastic oarsman dipping the oars and trying the sport for the first time was Deputy Mayor and supporter Frank Wilkie.

Organiser Peter Watson admits the bid is “ambitious” as coastal rowing still has to be recognised by the IOC (International Olympic Committee) for inclusion in the Olympics and Queensland still has to get the nod as world host for the 2032 Games.

He has no doubt, however, that it will happen.

Peter is secretary of the Coastal Rowing Association and Touring Australia and told Noosa Today the IOC (International…