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The first event was held in Lucerne , Switzerland in 1962 . The event then was held every 4 years until 1974 - when it became an annual competition. Also in 1974, Men's lightweight and Women's open weight events were added to the championships. In 1985 Women's lightweight events were added to the schedule. Since 1996, during Olympic years, the Junior World Rowing Championships are held at the same time. In 2002, adaptive rowing events were introduced for the following classes of Disability : LTA (legs, trunk and arms), TA (trunk, arms), and A (arms-only). BOATS Rowing takes place in 23 different boat classes, apart from during Olympic years when only non-Olympic boat classes race. Rowers generally take less interest in the non-Olympic events, as the Olympic events are considered the "premier" events. The table below shows the boat classes, "O" indicates the boat races at both the Olympics and World Championships. "WC" indicates this is only a World Championship event. VENUES The only countries to have submitted bids for 2010 are New Zealand and the Netherlands.
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