Rowing team leaves for Asian championships

A 31-member

Indian rowing team

will be leaving from Hyderabad today to participate in the 16th Asian Senior Rowing Championships at Beijing.

Naren Kothari and Sandeep Gupta, FISA umpires from India, are officiating in the championships.

"We wish them good luck and we Hope to win as many medals as possible in the tournament,"

M V Sriram, Secretary-General

Rowing Federation of India, said in a statement.