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The Canterbury Rowing Club will this weekend celebrate its 160th anniversary after surviving some tough times.

“I just want to cry Im so happy. Im absolutely over the moon,” Osborne told Sky Sport. “We absolutely trust each other 100 per cent and it comes down to the programme. I was in the quad before this so I had my quad girls... and then jumping into this crew combination has just been seamless and Im so happy to have been with Brooke. Shes just phenomenal.” The Kiwi duo tried desperately to haul in gold medallists, Romania’s Ancuta Bodnar and Simon Radis, who set a frenetic pace and w...

Kiwi surfer Ella Williams is out on the waves, after Emma Twigg cruised to victory in the fourth quarterfinal of the womens single sculls. In other New Zealand results: surfer Billy Stairmand finished third in heat 2 - goes to round two and swimmer Lewis Clareburt finished 7th in themens 400m individual medley final. In the rowing ROWING Olivia Loe, Eve Macfarlane, Georgia Nugent-OLeary & Ruby Tew (womens quad sculls, repechage 1, finished third - go to B final) Emma Twigg (womens single sculls...

New Zealand men’s double scullers Chris Harris and Jack Lopas missed a place in the A final when they finished fourth in their semifinal, with a late sprint not quite enough to haul in Poland for one of the three places available. But Emma Twigg’s medal prospects in the women’s single scull event continue to bloom after the New Zealander romped to a win in her quarterfinal, sending her into Wednesday’s semis. The 34-year-old was so far ahead in the third quarter of her 2000m race tha...

A possible Olympic Games medal beckons for New Zealand rowers Hannah Osborne and Brooke Donoghue in the double sculls A possible Olympic Games medal beckons for New Zealand rowers Hannah Osborne and Brooke Donoghue in the double sculls 25 July 2021 Following an impressive showing in their first heat, the pair are through to the final after coming second in their semi at Tokyos Sea Forrest Waterway. Osborne says its validation of their medal credentials. Emma Twiggs through to the semifinal...

A possible Olympic Games medal beckons for New Zealand rowers Hannah Osborne and Brooke Donoghue in the double sculls A possible Olympic Games medal beckons for New Zealand rowers Hannah Osborne and Brooke Donoghue in the double sculls 25 July 2021 Following an impressive showing in their first heat, the pair are through to the final after coming second in their semi at Tokyos Sea Forrest Waterway. Osborne says its validation of their medal credentials. Emma Twiggs through to the semifinal...

Kiwi surfer Ella Williams has finished second in her heat to advance straight to Round 3, while the Black Sticks women have beaten Argentina 3-0 in their hockey match. Catch up on all the latest action from day two of the games here. In other New Zealand results: surfer Billy Stairmand finished third in his second heat to go to round two and swimmer Lewis Clareburt finished 7th in the mens 400m individual medley final. In the rowing the womens quad sculls finished third and go to B final; Emma ...

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...

The New Zealand rowing squad has enjoyed a successful opening day at the Tokyo Olympics with all bar one directly qualifying for the quarter or semi-finals. Emma Twigg and Jordan Parry both comfortably advanced to the quarterfinals of their respective single sculls events with Twigg winning her heat and Parry finishing second in his. Parry gained selection ahead of two time Olympic champion Mahe Drysdale. Twigg told Sky Sport she was pleased to simply be back racing after a year and a half awa...