What is The Boat Race?
[[File:2002-oxbridge-boat-race.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The end of the 2002 Boat Race]] '''The Boat Race''' is a [[rowing]] race that happens every year in [[London]]. It is a race between the boat clubs of [[Cambridge University]] and [[Oxford University]]. The crews are made up of students. These two universities have a strong tradition in rowing and a strong rivalry between them. The course is 4 miles long, along the [[River Thames]]. The first boat race was in [[1829]], and it is usually held on the last Sunday of [[March]] or the first Sunday of [[April]]. During the [[World War]]s, the Boat Race did not happen. It is a very important sporting event in the [[United Kingdom]]. Millions of people watch it on [[television]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2004/dec/23/broadcasting|title=Euro final tops TV sports league|publisher=[[The Guardian]]|date=23 December 2004|accessdate=1 April 2013}}</ref> In 2009, more than 250,000 people watched it along the river.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/record-crowd-for-easter-boat-race-6455343.html|title=Record crowd for Easter Boat Race|publisher=Evening Standard|date=1 April 2010|accessdate=1 April 2013}}</ref> As of 2013, Cambridge has won the race 81 times and Oxford 77.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theboatrace.org/men/results|title=The Boat Race: Results|accessdate=1 April 2013|publisher=Official Boat Race Website}}</ref> == 2021 Boat Race == The 166th Boat Race will take place on the [[River Great Ouse]] on Sunday 4 April. It will start at [[Ely]] in [[Cambridgeshire]]. The reason is that [[Hammersmith Bridge]] on the [[Thames]] is unsafe, and the [[coronavirus]] dangers are greater in London.<ref>BBC. ''Boat Race 2021: Universities move from London to Ely''. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-56624251]</ref> == References == <references/> {{-}} {{sport-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Boat Race}} [[Category:Rowing competitions]] [[Category:Sport in England]] [[Category:University of Oxford]] [[Category:University of Cambridge]] [[Category