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Asia and Oceania Olympic and Paralympic rowing qualifier underway in Tokyo Thursday, 6 May 2021
Japan’s Chiaki Tomita and Ayami Oishi secured direct qualification to the lightweight women’s double sculls final at the Asia and Oceania Olympic and Paralympic qualifier in Tokyo.
The pairing competed at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games after winning the Asian qualification regatta and appear on course to replicate the feat for Tokyo 2020.
Tomita and Oishi finished their heat in a winning time of 8min 10.59sec at the Sea Forest Waterway venue which is set to be used as the rowing course at this year s Games.
The Japanese pair’s effort was nearly 16 seconds faster than their nearest rivals.