The U.S. men's junior eight won the silver medal, behind Great Britain and ahead of Germany in third. Germany and Romania tied atop the medals table with three golds and six total medals each.
Rowing and other sports are being cut—and athletes and coaches abandoned—as big schools devote ever-increasing revenues to football and basketball, and smaller, poorer schools struggle to keep up.
Rowing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has ended. Canada won the ultimate prize in the women's eight while the Kiwi's emerged victorious in the men's eight. The U.S. rowing contingent departs Tokyo without a medal.
At the conclusion of Thursday's racing in Tokyo, the U.S. remains medal-less. For other crews, though, pride and excitement were chief emotions as medalists were crowned.
The United States secured two more final spots in the women's lightweight double and the men's eight on day four of Olympic rowing. The women's double and men's four both finished in fifth place in their finals.
The U.S. men's junior eight won the silver medal, behind Great Britain and ahead of Germany in third. Germany and Romania tied atop the medals table with three golds and six total medals each.
Writing a plan forces you to think it through, to speak to your rowers and coach about it, and to get it anchored in your brain. It also make it easier to pivot.
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