Friday, 7 May 2021
The host nation dominated the final day of racing at the Asia and Oceania Olympic and Paralympic qualifier on the regatta course due to hold Tokyo 2020 rowing events.
In ideal racing conditions, following the bad weather which wiped out the opening day’s competition, Japan won all four of the Olympic races in this World Rowing event at the Sea Forest Waterway on Tokyo Bay.
Shiho Yonekawa was the women’s single sculls winner with Ryuta Arakawa finishing first in the men’s single sculls.
The lightweight women’s double sculls was won by Chiaki Tomita and Ayami Oishi, who competed at the Rio 2016 Olympics after winning this event five years ago, while Naoki Furuta and Mitsuo Nishimura won for the men.
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