SA’s rowers crashed out of the Tokyo Olympics when the two heavyweight men’s crews finished last in their repechages on Sunday.
SA, who had beaten four of their five repechage rivals in Lucerne in May, were a distant sixth in 6:30.34.
If it was any consolation, the reigning world champions, Poland, also failed to make the six-boat final, finishing third in the repechage. They’d endured injuries and illnesses, and were forced off their training base at Roodeplaat Dam for a few months last year because of rampant water Hyacinth, which remained a problem even this year.
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