China claims second gold at 2019 World Rowing Championships

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LINZ-OTTENSHEIM, Austria, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- China took its second gold medal at the 2019 World Rowing Championships here 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. Enditem

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