Rowing Highlights (Various) [-32 hours]
I have been made aware of one 'highlight' which I doubt I'll find through skipping through the rowing. First stop is heat 3 of the women's single skulls, no GB contingent but a single Irish entrant so it's probably worth a gander. Discussion going on of what I presume to be the increased choppy waters but I think that should be all part of the program - home advantage (though I haven't seen a Brazillian rower as of yet). Have a little skip to just over halfway and I'm heading straight back to watch it from the start, that's not a normal rowing competition. It turns out to be a weaker heat but it looks tough out there.
I'm just sticking to the GB interests for the rest of the session GB entries throughout until the final discipline of the day. The twosomes first then the foursomes. The men's pairs heat is more of an elimination race than a qualifying race as three of the four go through. Women's pair match was a tight heat. Men's double skulls was a heavily weighted heat with an Azerbaijan - New Zealand head-to-head race. A disappointing time for GB so far.
Onto the foursomes, some quicker races, got the longer ones out the way. Best race of the selection is the men's quadruple skull, but again not for the GB action.
Whilst I'm avoiding spoilers I have been made aware the planned Day 2 of the rowing was postponed due to the choppy waters (being as repechages actually do eliminate boats). So does that mean I can watch the Rowing live tomorrow?
Watch Here (Link to BBC, UK Only)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36436547
IFL Rowing League
(New Zealand +2) (Azerbaijan +1) (Denmark +1) (GB +1)
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