Netherlands men, China women set world rowing records at Summer Olympics
The Netherlands have set a world record in men s quadruple sculls with a sprint over the final 500 meters to win the gold medal in windy conditions Wednesday at the Summer Olympics in Japan.
Their time of 5 minutes, 32.03 seconds beat the previous mark of 5:32.26 set by Ukraine at the 2014 world championships.
The Dutch boat was fourth after the first 500 meters but had closed to second by the next marker. A late push overtook Great Britain for the lead.
Great Britain then held off a late charge by Australia to win silver.
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TOKYO (AP) Australia swept the men’s and women’s fours at the Tokyo Olympics, creating comparisons to the country’s once-dominant “Oarsome Foursome” times two.
Britain lost a race it dominated for 20 years as a steering problem nearly caused a crash with Italy. And a haul of four medals for the Netherlands eased the struggles of a rowing team that has been wracked by COVID-19 cases since it arrived at the Olympics.
And don’t forget the records smashed in a ripping first day of racing in hot, windy and choppy conditions at Sea Forest Waterway on Wednesday. The first six races of the Games produced six Olympic or world records.
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