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Freitag, 30. Juli 2021 Von: Kurt Sandhäugl

30.7.2021 Olympische Spiele Tokyo

Magdalena Lobnig gewinnt Bronze


Women’s single sculls (W1x) – Final

Until today New Zealand’s Emma Twigg and Hanna Prakatsen of ROC had not raced each other. This is Twigg’s first regatta since 2019 and Prakatsen has only just come into the single after mainly rowing for Belarus in the women’s quadruple sculls. Prakatsen qualified for the Olympics through the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in May and so has had to peak again for today. At the start all was quiet for this much anticipated final.

 

China and Switzerland rated high at the start. Jeannine Gmelin of Switzerland is a former World Champion and had a great semifinal to get to the race today. European Champion Magdalena Lobnig of Austria was the fastest starter with Twigg moving with Lobnig. The Austrian is a fast starter, Twigg is not so much, but Twigg still had the lead. China’s Yan Jiang followed in third. As Twigg moved out to a full boat length lead the rest of the field was very, very close. Now Prakatsen began to move and had pulled through to second. Lobnig was holding on. Twigg now had an open water lead, but she knew that Prakatsen had a huge sprint and must have wanted to make her mark early in.

 

It was the last quarter of the race and Twigg still had the lead as Prakatsen started to come. Prakatsen was leaving Lobnig behind as Jiang and Victoria Thornley of Great Britain charged for the lesser medals. The race was on for bronze. Lobnig was having the race of her life. Prakatsen couldn’t catch Twigg. Twigg had done it. At her fourth Olympic Games and the last two finishing fourth, Twigg was the Olympic Champion. Prakatsen was in tears. She’d given it her all. Lobnig, never a World Champion was the bronze medallist. Twigg had set a new Olympic Best Time of 7:13.97.

 

Results: NZL, ROC, AUT, GBR, SUI, CHN

 

https://worldrowing.com/2021/07/30/blue-riband-eights-and-singles-finale-at-the-tokyo-olympic-rowing-regatta/

 

 

 

Herzlichen Glückwunsch an Magdi, ihren Trainer Kurt Traer und Nationaltrainer Robert Sens

 


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