Glover s golden run resumes at European Rowing Championships in Varese Sunday, 11 April 2021
Britain’s double Olympic champion Helen Glover extended her exceptional winning record today as she and Polly Swann became European women’s pair champions in Varese in Italy.
The 34-year-old, who partnered Heather Stanning to Olympic gold at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Games, returned to competition this year having taken four years out, during which time she and her husband, TV naturalist Steve Backshall, have had three children including twins last year.
In what was only her second post-comeback race with Swann following Friday’s (April 9) win in the heats, Glover provided her habitual power and technique in a boat that came home in 7min 02.73sec, with Romania taking silver in 7:03.02 and Spain bronze in 7:03.75.
Glover s golden run resumes at European Rowing Championships in Varese
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Ntouskos negotiates opening heat at European qualifier for Tokyo 2020 in Varese Monday, 5 April 2021
Greece’s Stefanos Ntouskos negotiated his opening heat at the World Rowing European Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta to keep his Tokyo 2020 hopes on track in Varese.
The men s single sculls has the largest field at the qualifier with 16 nations represented, with rowers targeting one of three Tokyo 2020 berths available.
Ntouskos, who competed at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in the lightweight coxless four, was the top ranked athlete heading into the competition.
He won his opening heat in a time of 6min 52.84sec to book his place in the semi-final stage of the qualifier.