China took its second gold medal at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Linz-Ottensheim on Saturday.
In the Women's Quadruple Sculls (W4x) competition, the Chinese rowers Chen Yunxia, Zhang Ling, Lyu Yang and Cui Xiaotong dominated the 2,000m race and finished first in 6 minutes and 34.65 seconds. Poland edged a hard fought second with 06:36.59, beating the Netherlands (06:36.62) by a slender margin.
Chinese rowers Yi Xudi, Zang Ha, Liu Dang and Zhang Quan finished sixth in the final of the Men's Quadruple Sculls (M4x) competition, clocking 06:19.05. The Netherlands took the gold medal with 05:51.75.
Both the Chinese teams secured their spots for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
In the B final of Women's Pair (W2-), Chinese rowers Lin Xinyu and Ju Rui finished third and qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games.
The 2019 World Rowing Championships will end on September 1.
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