Karachi Boat Club sent a 37-member team to represent Pakistan at the Vienna International Rowing Regatta held on 1 and 2 July at the Regatta Course Vienna, Danube River. 21 students of The C.A.S. School, from classes 8 to 11, participated in the Regatta.The rowing competition had an impressive line of over 500 athletes from 47 clubs of 15 different countries. Pakistan secured the 6th position with 77 points. C.A.S. won a silver and two bronze medals in the U-17 Girls’ Fours, U-15 Boys’ Scull and U-19 Mens‘ Pair respectively.
Members of the C.A.S. team were Cyrus Khan, Dina Kashif Rashid, Hamza Omair Hafiz, Kazima Aejaz, Shaheer Karim Sabuwala
and Zurain Tahir from Class 8, Mikaal Shahrukh Paracha, Rayan Saad, Rohail Ahsan Choudhry, Saif Malik, Shahvaiz Ahmed Zia,
Sheikh Aariz Danish and Syed Rafae Abbas Kazmi from Class 9, Abiha Taimur, Azka Azhar, Eishal Ayesha Rajput, Syed Rayan Ahmed, Salaar Zafar Ali and Ayzah Mazhar from Class 10, Ensi Qiao and Amaan Asad from Class 11.
This would not have been possible without our students going through a rigorous training for two months and the dedication of
Ms Reem Ansari, Head, Learning Modules, and our rowing coaches, Mr Aneel Shehzad and Mr Mubaraz Ashraf. A big thank you
is due to the Karachi Boat Club, in particular to Mr Arif Ikram, Captain of Boats, for his support throughout the event. We appreciate McDonald’s, Jubilee Life Insurance, Pak-Arab Refinery Company Limited, Habib Metropolitan Bank and Al Emaan Town, our sponsors for their generous contribution.