Romanian duo wins country’s 1st Olympic gold in women’s double sculls; Popovici, 16, powers to 100 m freestyle finals

Romania’s Ancuta Bodnar and Simona Radis powered their way to the first rowing gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday as the pair captured the women’s double sculls crown. They finished in six minutes 41.03 seconds, more than three seconds ahead of New Zealand’s Brooke Donoghue and Hannah Osborne, who took silver in 6:44.82. Roos de Jong … Continuă lectura Romanian duo wins country’s 1st Olympic gold in women’s double sculls; Popovici, 16, powers to 100 m freestyle finals