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Rowers win first Tokyo 2020 gold medals for New Zealand, Ireland
Xinhua
30 Jul 2021, 04:18 GMT+10
TOKYO, July 29 (Xinhua) The first gold medals for New Zealand and Ireland at the Tokyo Olympics both came in the rowing regatta here on Thursday. Two-time world champions Kerri Gowler and Grace Prendergast of New Zealand came from behind to win their first Olympic gold in the women s pair competition. The duo were part of the New Zealand team that finished fourth in women s eight at Rio 2016, and this time they bagged home a gold medal in six minutes and 50.19 seconds. Vasilisa Stepanova and Elena Oriabinskaia finished 1.26 seconds behind to win the silver for the Russian Olympic Committee. Canada s world champions Caileigh Filmer and Hillary Janssens, who beat the New Zealanders at the 2018 World Championship, had to settle for bronze in 6:52.10, despite leading the first 1,000m.
Gold medallists Martin Sinkovic of Croatia and Valent Sinkovic of Croatia celebrate with their medals. Reuters
AUSTRALIA’S Jessica Fox competes in the women’s C1 at the Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre on Thursday. For years, Fox regarded as perhaps the greatest paddler of all time with 10 world titles was among those pushing to get women’s canoe slalom accepted as an Olympic sport. With a history-making gold medal within her reach, she was not going to miss her chance. Starting last with an eye on the time she had to beat, Fox shot out of the gate on Thursday and ripped through the rapids to victory in 105.04 seconds, beating friend and rival Mallory Franklin of Britain by more than three seconds for the
MEDAL ALERT
Slovakia’s Zuzana Rehak Stefecekova has set an Olympic record in women’s trap to deny the United States a third-straight shotgun gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
Rehak Stefecekova hit 43 of 50 targets on a breezy day at Asaka Shooting Range, beating American Kayle Browning.
Alessandro Perilli took bronze to earn the first medal in San Marino’s 61-year Olympic history.
Americans Vincent Hancock and Amber English opened the shotgun events by sweeping skeet on Tuesday.
A 37-year-old police officer, Rehak Stefecekova took silver at the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Games, and missed Rio in 2016 due to the birth of her son.
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