| 2021 World Championships | |
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| Location | Shanghai,China |
| Dates | 17–24 October |
The2021World Rowing Championships was planned to be held from 17 to 24 October 2021 inShanghai,China.[1][2] Due toCOVID-19-related mitigation issues, the event was cancelled by the World Rowing Association at the request of the Shanghai Organising Committee (OC).[3][4]
Normally, in an Olympic year, the World Rowing Championships would include only the non-Olympic events, but despite the postponement of the2020 Summer Olympics to 2021 this year's World Championships were planned to include the full range of events.[5]