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Photo: Steve McArthur/Photosport Ltd 2021 Emma Twigg started the medal rush by winning gold in the womens single sculls. Twigg dominated the final winning in an Olympic best time of 7 mins, 13.97 secs. She led from start to finish and crossed the line 3.42 secs ahead of Hanna Prakatsen of the Russian Olympic Committee, with Austrias Magdalena Lobnig claiming bronze. Twigg told Sky Sport she could not believe it. "All these years many, many disappointments and I just cant thank the people I hav...

New Zealand womens eight have won our sixth medal at Tokyo Olympics Publish Date Friday, 30 July 2021, 1:12PM The New Zealand womens eight have won New Zealands sixth medal of the Tokyo Olympics after claiming silver today. The crew - made up of Ella Greenslade, Emma Dyke, Lucy Spoors, Kelsey Bevan, Grace Prendergast, Kerri Gowler, Beth Ross, Jackie Gowler and coxswain Caleb Shepherd - came in at 6.00.04. Canada won gold at 5.59.13 and China claimed bronze at 6.01.21. Re...

A team like no other at games like no other Lewis Clareburt on fire in 400m individual medley. Photos: New Zealand Olympic Committee. ); } else { // } Wellingtonian swimmer Lewis Clareburt set the Tokyo Olympic pool abuzz last night with a sizzling personal best in his 400m individual medley heat. Lewis recorded 4min 09.49s to qualify second fastest for todays final behind Australian Brendan Smith (4min 09.27s) for the final. Lewis recently broke his personal record ...

New Zealand will be desperate to win their eights heat, with only the first boat advancing directly to the final on Friday, with the other crews having to contest a repechage during the week – an extra race the star Kiwi duo won’t want on an already taxing programme. The NZ eight is drawn in the first heat along with Canada, China and Great Britain. The other heat consists of just three boats – Australia, Romania and the United States. STUFF The pressure is on for the rowing squad to de...

They duly won their pairs heat to progress directly to the semifinals on Tuesday and then were part of the NZ women’s eight which won their heat in dramatic fashion with a surging finish to seal an automatic place in Friday’s final. “It didnt phase us too much,” Gowler said after the eights heat. “Weve done two races in a day multiple times, so I think we were almost happy that well have another extra day off.” Prendergast and Gowler are the defending world champions – from 2...

Photo: PHOTOSPORT A year-long delay, and everything thats come with the global pandemic that caused it, has come with its challenges. For world champion New Zealand rower Grace Prendergast, finally being at the Games was a great feeling. "There is a bit of a sense of relief. "I know Ive always believed that this would happen because I think you have to do that to get through the training and put yourself in the best place, but in the back of your mind there was always that chance that it wouldn...

It may not contain the same star pulling power as previous Olympic squads, but the NZ rowing team should again be a major provider of medals in Tokyo.

It may not contain the same star pulling power as previous Olympic squads, but the NZ rowing team should again be a major provider of medals in Tokyo.

New Zealand will take its biggest ever rowing squad to an Olympics with a 32-strong squad selected to compete at Tokyo next month.

New Zealand unveil 32-strong rowing squad for Tokyo in one of the country's most successful Olympic sports.