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Golden four backed by two bronzes
TeamGB’s men’s four won gold on Shunyi lake this afternoon in Beijing to bring up a hat-trick for the nation in this Olympic discipline whilst the men’s and women’s doubles backed the headline performance with bronze medals of their own. […]
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GB Lightweight boats qualify for Olympic finals for first time
TeamGB’s lightweight men’s double of Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter alongside the lightweight men’s four of James Clarke, James Lindsay-Fynn, Paul Mattick and Richard Chambers have made history today by becoming the first GB lightweight crews ever to qualify for […]
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Electric atmosphere for semi-finals
Today’s electricity at Shunyi was produced by some sensational semi-finals rather than the previously thundery local weather as TeamGB qualified another four boats for the Olympic finals, bringing the total to eight boats and an astonishing 33 athletes through to […]
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Women’s pair qualify for the final
TeamGB’s women’s pair of Louisa Reeve and Olivia Whitlam today became the fourth British crew to qualify for the weekend’s Olympic finals at Shunyi Lake, near Beijing. “I thought I’d just feel relieved at qualifying but actually I’m really pleased, […]
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Eight and double join quad in finals
TeamGB’s men’s eight became the second GB boat, after yesterday’s heat success from the women’s quadruple scull, to qualify for Sunday’s finals with a stunning win in their heat over the USA and China. They were joined, later in the […]
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Victories and a resurgence
Britain’s lightweight men’s double of Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter and women’s quadruple scull both raced to victory in their opening Olympic heats at Shunyi, near Beijing, today, with the latter crew now through to the final and the men […]
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Solid start at Shunyi
TeamGB’s rowers got off to a solid start to the Olympic regatta today at Shunyi, nr Beijing, with three heat wins and a good performance in the women’s pair from newcomers Olivia Whitlam and Louisa Reeve. “It’s been quite a […]
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Stiller becomes first Beijing “winner”
GB Rowing’s Tina Stiller became the first "winner" on the 2008 Olympic rowing course at Shunyi today when she took first place ahead of team-mate Alice Freeman in the women’s single scull race for team reserves. For Stiller and Freeman […]
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And so it begins
The 2008 Olympic rowing regatta begins on Saturday (9 August) in Beijing, China, with Great Britain’s 43 rowers featuring in 12 of the 14 events. Finals will be contested on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 August. “We have a tradition […]
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Lightweight women miss out on a medal
GB Rowing’s lightweight women’s quadruple scull narrowly missed out on a medal on the final day of the 2008 World Championships this afternoon in Linz, Austria. They finished fourth in 6:41.56, just under a second behind the USA who led […]
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