Oxbridge Rowers in Colombo Assemble For the Boat Race

Dear Oxford Alumni Community,

I am pleased to let you know that, together with the Cambridge Society, we have secured the Colombo Rowing Club for this year’s Boat Race event next Saturday. This will be a joint OxBridge gathering, as is usually the case for the Boat Race. According to the official 2026 Boat Race information, the Women’s Boat Race is scheduled to begin at 14:21 UK time (18:51 Sri Lanka time) and the Men’s Boat Race at 15:21 UK time (19:51 Sri Lanka time) on Saturday, 4 April 2026.

Please note that the event is confirmed and will be held at the Colombo Rowing Club from 6pm onwards.

Warm regards,
Insaf Bakeer Markar,  Secretary

Having been at Balliol in my Youth, and having won a (half) blue, I am doing a Global MBA at the Judje Business School in Cambridge, at St Catz  and last July was awarded a Blue and became a member of Hawks, I am told the Oldest Blue in History. My son is in his final year at Johns and really doesn’t relish the idea of having his father around in Cambridge.

I am frequently in SL at my house in the Fort but this time I will be watching on the River. Being a menber of Hawkes which has over 350 olympians as Alumni, I have to be at the cambridge boat House. Sadly I was never a member of Vincent’s….

Thank You,