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Close call and a sizzling sprint finish
A close call for the GB men’s four and a sizzling sprint from the men’s pair caused a stir with British spectators today at the World Championships in Munich on a day when eight British boats qualified for Saturday’s finals from […]
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Day of sharp contrasts
On a day at the World Championships in Munich when the British women’s eight, backed by Siemens, celebrated reaching the final and when the men’s eight won their repechage to move into the semi-finals, the British men’s quadruple scull, featuring […]
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First Beijing slot booked
Britain booked its first Beijing Olympic Games slot today when the Camelot-backed women’s quadruple scull held off a tough challenge from Germany to win their heat in Munich at the World Championships and qualify directly into Sunday’s final thus securing […]
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Five from six Olympic class boats win heats
British crews won five out of the six Olympic class heats in which they were involved this morning as the 2007 World Championships got underway in nigh perfect conditions in Munich. Anna Bebington and Elise Laverick were probably the headline-grabbers […]
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World Championships campaign opens on Sunday
Great Britain opens its 2007 World Championships campaign this Sunday (26th August) in Munich with a focus on winning medals but with an eye, too, on Olympic and Paralympic qualifying places from a record field of 1,285 athletes representing 68 […]
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GB shapes final world champs line-ups
Great Britain today put the final shape to its line-up to compete at the 2007 World Championships in Munich from August 26-September 2. The event doubles this year as the Olympic qualifying regatta. A men’s and women’s eight, men’s coxed […]
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Gold for GB in Beijing
Jack Morrissey, Matthew Rossiter, George Nash and Kieren Emery led where the senior team will hope to follow this time next year when they won world junior championships men’s four gold on Beijing’s Olympic course at Shunyi Park today. The […]
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Three boats move into finals
Three British boats today qualified for tomorrow’s finals of the World Junior Championships at Shunyi Park, Beijing, to join the already qualified girls’ four. The boys’ four looked good in winning their semi-final from the Netherlands and China and Sarah […]
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Two crews through on day of mixed fortunes
On a day of mixed fortunes for Great Britain at Shunyi Park, the boys’ pair and girls’ four both moved forward from today’s repechages at the World Junior Championships in Beijing to take up places in tomorrow’s semi-finals and Saturday’s […]
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Three heat wins in Beijing
Three of Great Britain’s junior crews – the boys’ four and quadruple scull and the girls’ single scull – have all qualified for semi-finals at the World Junior Rowing Championships in Beijing today after winning their heats. The boys’ four […]
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