The 2025 Asian Rowing Championship will take place in Hai Phong city. In particular, the opening ceremony and main competition events are expected to be held from October 16 to 19 at the Hai Phong Boat Racing Training Center.
The tournament is expected to gather about 678 members, including international officials, leaders, heads of delegations, coaches and athletes from: India, Hong Kong (China), Taiwan (China), Japan, Korea, Philippines, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and host country Vietnam.
Athletes will compete in 20 competitions for both men and women, promising to bring exciting, dramatic, and attractive competitions with high professional quality, contributing to affirming Vietnam's position on the regional sports map.
Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Tran Thi Hoang Mai emphasized that hosting the 2025 Asian Rowing Championship in Hai Phong city is not only a favorable opportunity for athletes of the Vietnam Rowing Team and Hai Phong athletes to compete, improve their achievements, prepare for the 33rd SEA Games held in Thailand in December 2025, the 2026 Asian Games (ASIAD 20) in Japan and the 2028 Olympic qualifiers in Los Angeles (USA).
This is also an opportunity for Vietnam to affirm its proactive, active and responsible role in international integration, contributing to the development of the Asian Rowing movement.
In addition to its sporting significance, the event is also an opportunity to promote the image of the dynamic, friendly, and rich in cultural identity of Hai Phong city to international friends.
