Rowing has been part of the Summer Olympics since its debut in the 1900 Games. Rowing was on the program at the 1896 Summer Olympics but was cancelled due to bad weather. Only men were allowed to compete until the women's events were introduced at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal which gave national federations the incentive to support women's events and catalysed growth in women's rowing. Lightweight rowing events were introduced to the games in 1996. Qualifying for the rowing events is under the jurisdiction of the World Rowing Federation. World Rowing predates the modern Olympics and was the first international sport federation to join the modern Olympic movement.
Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, also known as Jakabaring Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Jakabaring Sport City complex in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 23,000 spectators. The construction began in 2001 and finished in 2004 to host the 2004 Indonesia National Games. The stadium was initially named as Jakabaring stadium after the location of the stadium in southern outskirt of Palembang. However, later the stadium was renamed "Gelora Sriwijaya", to honor and celebrate the 7th—13th century Indonesian empire of Srivijaya. The Third Place Playoff of the 2007 AFC Asian Cup was held in this stadium. The football club Sriwijaya is based at the stadium.
The rowing competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 13 August 2016 at the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon in Lagoa. Fourteen medal events were being contested by 547 athletes, 334 men and 213 women.
The rowing competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place between 23 and 30 July 2021 at the Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo Bay. Fourteen medal events were contested by 526 athletes.
Julia Edward is a New Zealand rower, a two time world champion in the women's lightweight double sculls.
South Korea and North Korea competed in some events at the 2018 Asian Games as a unified team, under the title "Korea". Both nations also marched together under a unified flag during the opening and closing ceremonies.
Iran competed in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018. Iran has competed at the Asian Games since the first event in 1951 Delhi, and the best achievement was in 1974, when the country hosted the event in Tehran, by ranked second with the acquisition of 36 gold, 28 silver and 17 bronze medals. At the latest edition in Incheon, the country wrapped up its campaign with 57 medals in all - 21 gold, 18 silver and 18 bronze.
Maldives competed at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, from 18 August to 2 September 2018.
The men's single sculls competition at the 2018 Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia was held from 19 August to 23 August at the JSC Lake.
The women's lightweight quadruple sculls competition at the 2018 Asian Games was held on 19–23 August at the JSC Lake.
The men's lightweight single sculls competition at the 2018 Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia was held from 20 August to 24 August at the JSC Lake.
The women's lightweight single sculls competition at the 2018 Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia was held from 20 August to 24 August at the JSC Lake.
The men's quadruple sculls competition at the 2018 Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia was held from 20 August to 24 August at the JSC Lake.
The men's lightweight double sculls at the 2018 Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia was held from 20 August to 24 August at the JSC Lake.
Aleksandra Opachanova is a Kazakh rower. She competed in the women's lightweight double skulls at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She also won a Bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games, competing in the women's single sculls.
The women's double trap event at the 2018 Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia took place on 23 August at the Jakabaring International Shooting Range.
Rowing at the 2019 SEA Games was held at Triboa Bay at Subic, Philippines from 6 to 8 December 2019.
Mutiara Rahma Putri is an Indonesian rower. She competed in the women's lightweight double sculls event at the 2020 Summer Olympics at the age of 17. She won the bronze medal in the lightweight double sculls at the 2022 Asian Games. In the SEA Games, Putri has collected 2 silver in 2021 and a bronze in 2019.
Prem Nampratueng is a Thai rower. He won the bronze medal in the men's double sculls and men's quadruple sculls events at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia. He has also won medals at the Asian Rowing Championships and the Southeast Asian Games.
The rowing competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are scheduled to run from 27 July to 3 August at the National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France in Vaires-sur-Marne. The number of rowers competing across fourteen gender-based categories at these Games has been reduced from 526 to 502, with an equal distribution between men and women. Despite the slight changes in athlete figures, the rowing program for Paris 2024 remains constant from the previous edition as the competition will feature an equal number of categories for men and women, with seven each.
