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A 32 strong New Zeland rowing team has been named to compete at the world champs in Belgrade in September.

The Kiwi women's pair continue their golden run

The Kiwi women's pair continue their golden run

Rowing NZ attempted to replace McBride with former NZ representative Lucy Strack, who left the sport in 2014 but has been competing in IronMan events in recent years. But Rowing NZ coach James Coote told 1 News they weren’t able to get an Olympic-quality combination in time. “We tried with a number of athletes and different combinations and people and all of that ... and with any of the options, there just wasnt the runway to be able to do it.” Kiddle told 1 News she backed McBride’s...

Eugene Hoshiko/AP A senior member of the International Olympic Committee has said he “can’t be certain” the postponed Tokyo Olympics will open in just over six months because of the surging pandemic in Japan and elsewhere. ANALYSIS: There’s just more than six months left to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. After being postponed last year amid the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, the Games are still more up in the air than a 10-metre springboard diver. So let’s peer into the crystal shot put to ...