Finals Day 1: New Zealand ahead in the medals and 111 crews
already qualified for 2008 Olympics
Three gold medals and two silver today puts New Zealand at
the top of the medals table after 16 events, including four
adaptive boat classes, raced their finals in Munich today.
The remaining eleven events will complete their medal contention
tomorrow.
Despite very exciting A Finals today it was the B Finals
that created the most nail biting tension. With Olympic spots
up for grabs for 27 out of 42 crews participating in today’s
Olympic event B Finals, competition was fierce and the stakes
were high. In total, 129 crews qualify from this regatta;
as of this evening, 111 are already safe:
Women’s single sculls W1x: BLR, BUL, USA, CZE, CHN,
NZL, FRA, POL, SWE
Men’s single sculls M1x: NZL, CZE, NOR, GBR, GER, SWE,
BEL, ARG, SUI, NED, AUS
Women’s pair W2-: BLR, GER, ROU, AUS, NZL, CHN, USA,
CAN
Men’s pair M2-: AUS, NZL, GBR, FRA, RSA, SRB, POL,
USA, GER, CRO, DEN
Womens double sculls W2x: CHN, NZL, GBR, ROU, CZE, GER, ITA,
USA
Men’s double sculls M2x: SLO, FRA, EST, GBR, BLR, NZL,
CRO, AUS, USA, GER, BEL
Men’s four M4-: NZL, ITA, NED, GBR, SLO, FRA, CZE,
USA, GER, IRL, BLR
In addition, all crews racing in tomorrow's Olympic A Finals
have a spot secured for Beijing. The final 18 qualification
spots will be earned in the B Finals tomorrow of the remaining
events (LW2x, LM2x, LM4-, W4x, M4x, W8+ and M8+).
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