TOKYO: Teams compete in the women’s quadruple sculls rowing heats at the Sea Forest Waterway on Friday. AFP
TOKYO: Four-time Olympian Emma Twigg’s latest battle for the podium got off to a roaring start on Friday, as compelling matchups in the men’s and women’s single sculls began to take shape on the first day of Olympic rowing at the Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo.
The 34-year-old New Zealander posted the fastest overall time of the women’s opening heats in her first race since 2019, cruising through to a 7:35.22 finish at the fan-free venue after two heartbreaking fourth-place finishes at the London and Rio Games.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Four-time Olympian Emma Twigg’s latest battle for the podium got off to a roaring start on Friday, as compelling matchups in the men’s and women’s single sculls began to take shape on the first day of Olympic rowing at the Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo.
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The 34-year-old New Zealander posted the fastest overall time of the women’s opening heats in her first race since 2019, cruising through to a 7:35.22 finish at the fan-free venue after two heartbreaking fourth-place finishes at the London and Rio Games.
“It’s definitely a lung-buster. A few nerves going into it, but that’s to be expected in an Olympic Games. It’s good to get underway,” she said. “These early races, nobody really shows their cards.”
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.
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