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World Rowing Sceptical of Queensland's Olympic Course

World rowing hoses down premier’s 'signed, sealed and delivered' Rocky claim The Queensland government's enthusiasm for its Rockhampton Olympic rowing course has been met with a dose of reality from international sporting authorities.

World Rowing and its affiliates have effectively doused the state's celebratory fire, revealing that the course is far from "signed, sealed, and delivered.

" Behind this kerfuffle lies a more insidious issue: the tendency for governments to engage in premature triumphalism when announcing major infrastructure projects.

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