First edition of the Ganvié water sports day: AGSN launches the rowing season

Of 25 at 28 August, the populations of the lakeside village of Ganvié will experience thrilling rowing moments. This is the first edition of the Ganvié Water Sports Days.

Initiated by the Ganvié Sport Nautique Association (AGSN), the Ganvié Water Sports Days is an initiative which aims first and foremost to make rowing known to the population through a conference debate whose theme is: rowing, an alternative for the integration of lake youth and especially the organization of competitions’ Ergometer, of Skiff and the race of Pirogue. For the first activity of the day this Wednesday, the population of Ganvié headed by the CA and the village chief of Ganvié 2 attended the conference debate led by the president of the Beninese Rowing Federation, David Gbadamassi and Yacoubou Onitchango, President of the Ganvié Sport Nautique Association. Past this moment of demonstration of the benefits of Rowing in the life of youth, place is given to real competition with the athletes who expressed themselves on the ergometer test. At the end of this first day of competition, encouraging results have been obtained both among cadets, juniors than seniors. For the President of the Benin Rowing Federation, “the performances of the athletes give hope and comfort us to continue the reforms initiated recently in order to advance the athletes in terms of high-level competition.”

R. Koutchan (Coll)

The results of the first day

it is a mark that we have given to this discipline which is our heritage (1000m)

1era KOUNOU Edith :04’44”03

2And. SALAKO Sidonie:04’52”00

3and Andréa TOGNIGANDE:05’04” 00

Cadet(1000m)

1er HOUEDANOU Congratulations:03’59″03

2is HOUNNOU Sylvestre:04’10” 03

3and KOUHODE Gilchrist:04’23” 07

junior girl (2000m)

1KOUHODE era Noéline:09’17” 02

2is TCHRANHOUENOU Rose:09’54” 03

3and AGOSSOU Margueritte:10’02” 02

junior man(2000m)

1er PROTECTION Thierry:07’36” 05

2is AGBAN Constant:08’13” 03

Senior dame(2000m)

1era KOUHODE Elodie:08’52” 08

2and ATOUKOU Diane :09’17” 06

3is TOUTCHO Brigitte 09'26” 04

senior man (2000m)

1is HOUNGBO Arnaud:07’30” 09

2and AVLESSI Leon :07’34” 07

3and HOUNNOU Abelus:07’51” 04