PETALING JAYA: The national rowing team will head to South Korea to make a final bid to qualify for the Paris Olympics.

Arif Ashraf Mohd Rusok (men’s singles scull) and Nurzarinah Zakaria (women’s singles scull) are headed for the Asian and Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta in Chungju, South Korea, from April 19-21 for a chance to become the first athletes to represent Malaysia in rowing at the Olympics.