Gold for South Africa at the world rowing championship

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5 September 2014

South Africa - Olympic gold medalists James Thompson and John Smith made rowing history on Saturday as they set a new world record at the World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam.

South Africa's Matthew Brittain, Sizwe Ndlovu, John Smith and James Thompson win the gold medal in the mens lightweight fours final 2012 in London, England. Thompson and Smith have won gold at the World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam 2014. Thompson and Smith are two of the Awesome Foursome that won Olympic gold at the London 2012 Olympics. The pair narrowly qualified for the race, and the commentators remarked that they 'had to battle through from last place at 1000 metres' in the semi-finals.

All eyes were on the Norwegian world champs, who hadn't had a great season, and the Germans, who had performed well in the regatta. The French were also in the spotlight, having set a world best time in the heat.

Starting in lane 1, Thompson and Smith went largely unnoticed by commentators and spectators in the first 1000 metres. No close-ups of the SA boat were featured, and their Olympic gold medal is only mentioned four minutes. Of the French, a commentator said: 'I fully expect them to win a gold medal.

In the last 500 metres, Thompson glances over his shoulder at the French and Norwegians and lets Smith know a medal is within their reach. The pair sharply climbed up to 42 strokes per minute, leaving the commentators with only the classic sporting cliche: 'The crowd's going wild!'

The pair set a World Best Time of 6:05.36. This also the best result ever to be obtained by a South African crew at the World Championships.

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