
Saturday and next Sunday there will be the first international rowing event for Italy in the women’s rowing with team headed by Josy CT Verdonkschot compete through 16 th edition of the FISA Team Cup in Seville.
In the water of the Guadalquivir, there will be an important test of the short distances of 1000 (Saturday) and 500 (Sunday) meters.
15 countries are entered for a total of 118 crews, including 5 Italians convened for the Match: Gabriella Bascelli (Lazio Rowing), Elisabetta Sancassani (Fiamme Gialle), Erika Bello (Lazio Rowing Club), Laura Schiavone (Irno) and Laura Milani (Fiamme Gialle).
Two races per day for all five athletes with some variation from first to second day.
The 1000 meters, Sancassani, Milani and Bello right there in a single senior, Bascelli and Schiavone going to reform the double European Champion and the second test involved the four of Silver Cup in Brest and Milani, bronze at the World Cup in the individual lightweights.
About 500 meters, there will be double-Schiavone Sancassani with Bascelli race in single senior with Bella and Milani, right Laura Milani gets on the four of couple instead of Erika Bello which competes the second test in the lightweight single.
To close the program the four of Couple (Schiavone, Gabriella Bascelli, Bello and Sancassani). The countries included are Cyprus, Egypt, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, South Africa, Sweden and Hungary.