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Olympics Day 1 – Live Updates
Welcome to the ARA’s live coverage of the Olympic rowing. We’ll be updating this minute by minute as the action happens so keep coming back to get the latest updates. Let us know what you think of the action by […]
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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
[img_assist|nid=1935|title=And so it begins|desc=GB in good shape as Games begin|link=none|align=right|width=448|height=268] 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 […]
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Sport England – Nurturing talent
From Sport England: 20 British rowers competing at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games began their sporting journeys at clubs and projects funded by Sport England. Project Oarsome, the Amateur Rowing Association’s innovative programme aimed at attracting, retaining and nurturing 11-16 year […]
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BOA: Team GB leave for Beijing
From the British Olympics Association: ‘The 43-strong squad of Team GB rowers departed Heathrow Terminal 5 today destined for Beijing and the 2008 Olympic Games. They are travelling on a British Airways Boeing 747 named ‘Pride’ after Team GB’s lion […]
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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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Silver and bronze in Linz
GB’s junior rowers won a silver and bronze on the finals day of the World Junior Championships in Linz, Austria. The silver came from the men’s coxed four who were involved in a tense battle in the last quarter of […]
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Three crews into finals
GB Rowing’s junior women’s four as well as the junior men’s coxed four and eight have this morning come through their repechages at the World Senior (non-Olympic) and Junior Championships in Linz, Austria, to qualify for the finals. The junior […]
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GB crews in world non-Olympic action
GB Rowing’s non-Olympic boats were in action at the senior World Championships in Linz, Austria, this morning. The lightweight men’s pair of Chris Bartley and Daniel Harte won their heat to qualify directly into the semi-final. GB’s other three crews […]
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Success for senior lightweight women’s quad and junior men’s four
The GB Rowing junior men’s four were heat winners today in Linz, Austria, at the world championships to book a semi-final place whilst the senior lightweight women’s quadruple scull won their repechage to move into the weekend’s finals. Elsewhere the […]
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