Rowing's greatest team Hamish Bond and Eric Murray have won New Zealand's first Gold medal at the Rio Olympics. The 2 people have won the men's pair final and means that their victories are now at 69 races. Bond and Murray were in third place over the first 500m of the 2,000m race. But as soon as they got to the 1,000m mark they were a boat lenght ahead. At the 1,500m the rest of the field were simply battling it out for second with Bond and Murray 2nd and a half lenghts in front.
Wednesday, 16 November 2016
Bond And Murray Win Gold
Rowing's greatest team Hamish Bond and Eric Murray have won New Zealand's first Gold medal at the Rio Olympics. The 2 people have won the men's pair final and means that their victories are now at 69 races. Bond and Murray were in third place over the first 500m of the 2,000m race. But as soon as they got to the 1,000m mark they were a boat lenght ahead. At the 1,500m the rest of the field were simply battling it out for second with Bond and Murray 2nd and a half lenghts in front.
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