The third edition of this two-day event, which will be held at the Pierre de Coubertin Stadium, has attracted athletes from a record 51 countries.

Buryak, who is also the world indoor record holder, is one of more than 2300 athletes who have registered to compete.

The event will be held in conjunction with the French Indoor Rowing Championships and this is reflected in the large number of entries coming from the host nation.

Racing will take place over 500m, 1000m and 2000m distances as well as in relay events.

The World Championship races will be contested in the 2000m and 500m distances and open relay.

Races will be divided into age groups ranging from under 16-year-olds through to France’s Georges Basse who will be competing in the 90-94-year-old men.

The French national rowing team, a number of whom are preparing for this year’s Olympic Games, have come out in full strength.

In the open men’s category Matthieu Androdias will be one to watch, but he will have to contend with his rowing partner Hugo Boucheron as well as Swiss national team member Barnabe Delarze among others.

Among the competitors in the lightweight men’s open event is Martino Goretti of Italy, world champion in the lightweight men’s single sculls and silver medallist at the 2020 European Rowing Indoor Championships.

He is likely to have strong competition from Pierre Houin of France, a Rio 2016 gold medallist in the lightweight men’s double sculls.

There are also para-rowing events with the men’s PR3 including 19 entries for the 2000m distance.

Leading the way in the men’s PR3 is likely to be reigning world champion Sean Gaffney of Britain.

Gaffney also holds the world record in this event for the 40-49-year-old men.

In the men’s PR2, on-water world champion Corne de Koning of The Netherlands will be a strong contender for the medals.

De Koning’s on-water partner, Annika van der Meer, is competing in the women’s PR2 and will also be a favourite to earn a medal.

The World Rowing Indoor Championships will be live streamed on the World Rowing website: www.worldrowing.com as well as streamed on the World Rowing YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/WorldRowingFISA.