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By Amy Tennery
TOKYO (Reuters) â Itâs beginning to look like third time is the charm for Sanita Puspure.
The 39-year-old Irishwoman reached her first Olympic semi-final on Sunday, continuing her remarkable run in the single sculls after coming up short in Rio and London.
On the hunt for that elusive piece of Olympic hardware, she overcame a slow start to chase down world bronze medallist Kara Kohler of the United States before clinching the quarter-final round in 7:58.30 to advance.
âMy form is going to go up with every race,â she told reporters. âTechnical execution could be a little bit better but I have still time to work on it, Iâm getting used to the water conditions.â