Archive · 25 Jan 2026
Army Rowing Node Wins World Rowing's Programme of the Year
The Army Rowing Node (ARN) in Pune has won a big award called 'Programme of the Year' from World Rowing.
This award is given to groups that do really well in promoting and developing rowing.
The ARN is special because it's the only man-made rowing channel in India that meets international standards.
It trains many rowers and has even produced seven Olympians.
Recently, all the rowers from India at the Asian Games were from the ARN, and they won five medals.
The award was given to the ARN's commanding officer at a museum in Switzerland.
This is a big achievement for India and shows that we can build world-class places for sports.
The Army Rowing Node (ARN) in Pune won World Rowing’s ‘Programme of the Year’ award.
ARN is India’s only man-made international-standard 2,200m x 135m rowing channel.
The award was presented to ARN’s Commanding Officer Col. R Ramakrishnan at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne.
ARN has produced seven Olympians and won five medals at the 2023 Asian Games.
The award highlights ARN's role in developing rowing and its potential to host global events.
- Who
- Army Rowing Node (ARN) at the College of Military Engineering, Pune
- What
- Won World Rowing’s ‘Programme of the Year’ award
- When
- Award presented on January 25, 2024
- Where
- Lausanne-based Olympic Museum
- Why
- For its role in the development of rowing, including producing Olympians and winning medals at international events
- Organization
- Army Rowing Node (ARN)
- Location
- College of Military Engineering, Pune
- Award
- World Rowing’s ‘Programme of the Year’
- Year Established
- 2001
- Rowing Channel Dimensions
- 2,200m x 135m
- Number of Rowers Trained
- 60-90
- Olympians Produced
- 7
- Recent Achievement
- 5 medals at 2023 Asian Games
