Rowers prepare to race during the World Rowing Junior Championships at Shunyi Rowing and Canoeing Park in Beijing August 10, 2007. The venue is also where the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games rowing competitions will be held. Athletes and officials at this week's championships, the first trial of 26 Olympic test events taking place this year, were unanimous in their praise for the rowing lake built to the northeast of the Chinese capital. [Reuters]