China takes 1st ever gold medal in Olympic rowing
BEIXIAOYING TOWN, China (AP) They stood on the rowing medal dock singing the national anthem, thousands of Chinese belting out the words with them. Flags waved in the air and volunteers cheerfully exchanged high-fives with enough thunderous jumping to rattle the stands.
The women's quadruple sculls crew won China's first-ever rowing gold medal and just about the entire stadium - and probably the country - wanted to celebrate along with the beaming winners.
"I'm extremely happy and proud today because we have made a breakthrough in the rowing history of China," rower Jin Ziwei said through a translator.
OLYMPICS_DOLY_ROW Headlines
- China takes 1st ever gold medal in Olympic rowing
- Canada wins gold in men's 8 rowing
- US crew win women's 8 rowing
- Poland 4 wins men's quadruple sculls rowing
- China four win women's quadruple sculls rowing
- Denmark four win lightweight men's four rowing
- Britain wins lightweight men double sculls rowing
- Netherlands wins lightweight double sculls rowing
- Aussie's take 2 gold medals in Olympic rowing
- Britain wins gold in men's four rowing
| Medal Count | ||||
| Rowing | ||||
| G | S | B | Total | |
| AFG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ANG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ANT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Full Medals Table | ||||
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