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Bulletin
Dutch women’s double take to the water at Lago di Varese in Italy for the first world rowing cup of the year. See our full report later in the issue.
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Good Month/Bad Month
Well-Lit
Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion Stefanos Ntouskos was the first torch bearer following the lighting of the Paris 2024 Olympic flame in Ancient Olympia, Greece. The event took place at the stadium where the earliest recorded Games were held in 776 BC.
Record-Breaking Clapp
Phil Clapp, 34, broke the 1:10 500m barrier and set an overall 500m world record of 1:09.8. The former British junior international is a four-time 500m open indoor rowing world champion.
Thai Trouble
Visa issues delayed two of Thailand’s national team coaches en route to Chungju in South Korea, where their crews raced at the Asian and Oceanic Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta.