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Canada wins rowing women's eight gold at Tokyo Olympics

Xinhua | Updated: 2021-07-30 09:47
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Canada's Lisa Roman, Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski, Andrea Proske, Christine Roper, Susanne Grainger, Madison Mailey, Sydney Payne, Avalon Wasteneys, Kristen Kit cheers for gold. [Photo/IC]

TOKYO - Canada denied New Zeland's late comeback effort to win the rowing women's eight gold here on Friday, clocking five minutes and 59.13 seconds.

New Zealand finished just 0.91 seconds behind, and China beat defending champion United States in the final sprint to take a bronze in 6:01.21. 

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