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Indian Scullers to practice in Shanghai before Olympics

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Posted: Jul 08, 2008 at 1300 hrs IST

New Delhi, July 8: The three-member Olympic-bound Indian rowing team will leave for Shanghai on Wednesday for a 20-day practice stint in preparation for the Beijing Games next month.

They will proceed to Beijing after the stint to get acclimatised to the conditions in the Chinese capital before the rowing events start from August 9 to 17.

The three rowers -- Bajrang Lal Takhar (Single Sculler [M1X]), Manjit Singh and Devender Kumar Khandwal (Light Weight Double Scullers [LM2X]) accompanied by coach Ismail Baig, will leave Wednesday night from Hyderabad.

The practice stint will be at the Shanghai Water Sports Center from the July 10 before they proceed to the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park near Beijing where the rowing events will take place, the Rowing Federation of India said in a statement.

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