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Four Crews into Finals
The GB mixed adaptive coxed four and double scull today qualified for tomorrow’s Paralympic Games finals at the Shunyi regatta course by winning and taking second place in their respective repechages. GB has now qualified all four crews for the […]
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Paralympians make positive start
ParalympicsGB’s Tom Aggar and Helene Raynsford won their heats of the men’s and women’s arms-only single sculls respectively today at the Paralympic Games, being held on the Shunyi Regatta course, to qualify directly for Thursday’s finals and create a very […]
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Rowing set to make Paralympic history
Rowing is set to make its own piece of history tomorrow when the sport makes its debut on the Paralympic Games stage.
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Safety warning – lifejacket recall
Seago has issued the following important safety notice: Some Seago 150 and 175 lifejackets, including Junior lifejackets, may have a defect which could result in serious injury. Seago Yachting is extending the recall they issued in May of Seago 150 & […]
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Best since 1908
TeamGB’s 2008 rowing contingent became the most successful Olympic rowing squad since 1908 at Shunyi Lake in Beijing when they topped the rowing medal table, taking a gold and two silvers today to add to the gold and two bronzes […]
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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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