The Rowing Federation of India (RFI) is the central body for the game of rowing in India. It was formed on 30 August 1976 with a view to make the sport of Rowing popular in India. It is affiliated with the

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History

The British brought this game to this sub-continent of India and it was organised wherever suitable stretches of water were found near their settlements. The

Calcutta Rowing Club The Calcutta Rowing Club (CRC), located in Kolkata, India, was founded in 1858 and is one of the oldest rowing clubs of its kind outside the United Kingdom. History The club's early history was lost in the great cyclone which hit Calcutta in ...

, Calcutta was founded in 1858 followed by the

Madras Boat Club The Madras Boat Club is one of the oldest rowing centres in India, located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The area adjoining it is the most expensive locality in South India. Background A small group of Englishmen in Madras (now called Chennai) found ...

, Madras in 1867, the

Royal Connaught Boat Club The Royal Connaught Boat Club (RCBC) was founded in 1868 in Pune, India. It is located on Boat Club Road. The club provides facilities for water sports, including rowing, with a boathouse and slipway down to the southern side of the Mula-Muth ...

, Pune in 1868,

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, Karachi in 1923 and the Rangoon University Boat Club in 1923. Then ten active members from the Rowing Clubs of Calcutta and Madras, feeling a need for National and International status for the sport in India, formed the Rowing Federation of India on 30 August 1976. Since then the RFI has been popularizing the game nationwide and producing distinct players from the country.

Affiliates

Till date the RFI has 28 affiliated state and national bodies under it consisting of 19 Members, 6 Provisional Members and 3 Associate Members. ;Members *Andaman & Nicobar Rowing Association *Assam Boat Racing & Rowing Association *Chandigarh Rowing Association *Delhi Rowing Association *Jharkhand Rowing Association *Karnataka Amateur Rowing Association *Kerala Race Boats & Amateur Rowing Association *Maharashtra Rowing Association *Manipur Rowing Association *Orissa Association For Rowing & Sculling *Punjab Amateur Rowing Association *Rowing Association of Haryana *Rowing Association of Madhya Pradesh *Sculling & Rowing Association of Andhra Pradesh *Tamil Nadu Amateur Rowing Association *Telangana Rowing Association *Uttar Pradesh Rowing Association *Uttarakhand Rowing Association *West Bengal Rowing Association ;Provisional Members *Chhattisgarh Pradesh Rowing Association (Provisionally Affiliated) *Gujarat Rowing Association (Provisionally Affiliated) *Jammu & Kashmir Rowing Association (Provisionally Affiliated) *Rajasthan Rowing Association (Provisionally Affiliated) *Rowing Association of Bihar (Provisionally Affiliated) *Socie'te D'Aviron Pondicherry (Provisionally Affiliated) ;Associate Members *All India Police Sports Control Board *All India Universities *Services Sports Control Board

References

External links

Official Website of RFI

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