Original title: Chinese rowing men’s four-double beat Olympic champion to win gold
On May 29, Beijing time, the 2022 International Rowing Federation Rowing World Cup ended in Belgrade, Serbia. In the men’s quadruple sculls competition, the Chinese first team consisting of Zang Ha, Yixu Emperor, Liu Zhiyu and Adirijan Suritan beat the Tokyo Olympic champion Netherlands team to win the championship with 6 minutes, 0.52 seconds.
Belgrade is the first stop of the Rowing World Cup in the Paris Olympic cycle, with teams from 36 countries participating. In the men’s quadruple sculls final, China’s first team maintained its lead all the way. However, in the sprint stage, the Tokyo Olympic champion Netherlands team caught up, once posing a threat to the Chinese first team, but the boys of the Chinese team played steadily and finally crossed the finish line first. The Dutch team won the runner-up with 6:01.14, Lithuania The team won the third place.
In addition, the Chinese rowing team also participated in several competitions at this station and won several medals. In the men’s four-person sculls competition, China’s second team consisting of Li Wenlei, Chen Xianfeng, Xu Qiao and Cai Pengpeng won the third place with a time of 6 minutes 10.91 seconds. The British team won the championship with a time of 6:05.76.
In the women’s four-person sculls competition, the Chinese first team consisting of Zhang Shuxian, Wu Yihui, Lin Xinyu and Liu Xiaoxin set a score of 6:45.27 and crossed the finish line in the third place. The British team won the championship in 6:34.90. In the lightweight women’s double sculls competition, Zou Jiaqi/Qiu Xiuping completed the stroke in 6 minutes 55 seconds 42, followed by the British team and won the runner-up. The British team won the championship with a score of 6:53.15. (Reporter Deng Fangjia)
